I keep hearing that no one in the state should make more than the Governor, and that the Governor only makes $175,000 a year.
But the Governor also gets to live in Drumthwacket, the Governor's mansion, on the taxpayers' dime. And unless I miss my guess, that mansion comes with a staff, that includes meal preparation. And I'm pretty sure the Governor gets a car and driver on the taxpayers' dime.
So unless and until someone calculates the value of all those non-salary benefits that the Governor gets, I'm done with discussion of the $175,000 cap.
I'm no fan of the Governor, but to be fair, he has chosen not to live in Drumthwacket.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the highest paid NJ state employee is not the governor, its Greg Schiano - the Rutgers football coach.
We would still be better off with Jon Corzine as governor - even if he took the full salary instead of the $1 per year that he actually was paid.