http://www.metafilter.com/tags/electedofficials Posts tagged with 'electedofficials' at MetaFilter. Wed, 16 May 2007 07:43:18 -0800 Wed, 16 May 2007 07:43:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/61210/How%2Dmuch%2Ddoes%2Dyour%2Dgovernor%2Dmake Stateline.org has posted the results of a 2007 survey on <a href="http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=207914">the salaries of state governors</a>, complete with neato bar graph. The Governator's paycheck was recently <a href="http://caljobsource.com/calsalaries.html">voted up, making CA's the highest</a> at $206,500, yet the Hollywood millionaire gives his back. The governor of Maine makes less than his assistant. Jon Corzine of NJ only makes $1 a year (and <a href="http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/2007/04/corzine_will_pay_all_medical_b.html">pays his own medical bills too</a>). Is it heartening to see the relatively moderate salaries alongside the number of executives giving back or refusing increases? Or is it a testimony to the notion that only the wealthy can afford to serve? <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0725guvpay25.html">Or something else altogether</a>? tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.61210 Wed, 16 May 2007 07:43:18 -0800 electedofficials executive government governor pay salary pineapple