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Firefighters Living La Vida Loca: $4.2 Million In Retirement

By AWC on March 4, 2010 • ( 1 )

If a firefighter from the OC Fire Authority retires at age 50 at the current average firefighter total compensation of $175,000 annually, then that firefighter will earn roughly $4.2 million in total compensation in his remaining 24 years (based on… Read More ›

CA Union Employee Pension Costs Up 2,000%

By AWC on March 2, 2010 • ( 0 )

Let me start with some shocking statistics from the Wall Street Journal… “Approximately 85% of the state’s 235,000 employees (not including higher education employees) are unionized. As the governor noted during his $83 billion budget roll-out, over the past decade… Read More ›

Government Employees: The Elite Citizen Class

By AWC on January 30, 2010 • ( 0 )

Did you know that in California, 1 in 22 people can drive in violation of the toll roads without a transponder and never pay the fine? Or park illegally in handicap spots? Or be alone and take the carpool lane?… Read More ›