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> * Police and firefighters in SF make more on average than tech workers. Is that a source of injustice? No. People who perform vital, dangerous jobs for socie
by dumbledoren 1y ago
> * Police and firefighters in SF make more on average than tech workers. Is that a source of injustice?
No. People who perform vital, dangerous jobs for society should be paid their weight in gold. They shouldnt have to worry about anything else than their own duties.
- mgraczyk 1y agoOk so what is the specific annual salary you propose for each police officer? And should they have more influence in local politics than they already do? Currently the police union is either the most or second most powerful entity in San Francisco
- dumbledoren 1y ago> Ok so what is the specific annual salary you propose for each police officer? That would depend on the CoL in their location and would need to be calculated for every region differently. > And should they have more influence in local politics than they already do? Nobody should have any more influence in politics than their singular, individual vote.
- mgraczyk 1y agoIn San Francisco. > Nobody should have any more influence in politics than their singular, individual vote. This has never happened anywhere in any political system. As long as people are allowed to talk to one another, they are able to exert power by choosing to vote as a bloc