SKI wrote:Cops get paid good for a reason.
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Ive been to Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California and here in Nevada for testing. I have farrrr too many federal applications out there. It's hard times for LEO wannabes like me.
Not to get too far off topic, but in the real world, competition between applicants generally pushes wages down, not up. The immense competition for sworn public safety positions in California despite a long hiring process which has little to do with merit is prima facie evidence that the positions are overcompensated. That union contracts force layoffs rather than salary reductions is regrettable, but it doesn't make those who still have jobs any less overpaid.
Similarly, budget cuts don't need to force any state park closures. That the parks system would rather keep some parks running at full staffing and bar the public from others completely is regrettable. State parks are some of the most over-regulated, rule-encumbered, overstaffed public places in the state, save perhaps some county beaches in LA. They could easily keep the gates open, the trash cans empty and the bathrooms pumped at every park in the state, but they'd rather keep us, the public, off
our land until we agree to fund them at 100%.