I hear you tedkimble...and you are right. Perhaps the data isn't all complete - but that assessment isn't that far off. Restrict the searches to California Hig

I hear you tedkimble...and you are right. Perhaps the data isn't all complete - but that assessment isn't that far off. Restrict the searches to California Highway Patrol officers. You will see pages and pages of them with double digit salary increases year on year. Might not be 100%...but I mean...really. The reason this is such a major injustice, is because California is then forced to cut certain welfare programs to those who really need it (i.e. the most vulnerable) because they can't afford it. Meanwhile, Mr. 5-0 goes home with a 300K pension at 60. Just saying, something is odd with that picture. No matter how you twist the data. Edit: For instance tedkimble, look at this guy on page 4(don't mean to call him out, but I wanted to go in the median somewhere and bottom of page 4 seems to fit the bill): >Darrell L Brooks CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SERGEANT, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL $212,049.00 $125,744.00 $126,602.00 He took a pay cut from 2008 to 2009 (by 0.67% approx) and from 2009 to 2010 got a pay raise of 68.4% ? How is that even right ? That seems to be a common pattern - for the highway patrol guys. I have no axe to grind here....but this seems like injustice to the nth degree. Edit 2: Just for completeness, here are some others: >Terry D Dunn CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SERGEANT, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL $202,446.00 $125,182.00 $120,518.00 >Paul E Reyes CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL $203,197.00 $161,532.00 $166,468.0 >Joseph W Sobkowiak CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL $197,704.00 $138,645.00 $142,325.00