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Fidley Watch –
Justice for the Downtrodden
By Chris Philips,
Managing Editor
After suffering more than a hundred years of repression at the hands of King County taxpayers, Seattle Port Commissioners will finally earn a living wage. Last month, while the rest of the country was discussing the federal budget and sequestration cuts that would decimate parts of the federal government, the Seattle Port Commission voted itself a seven-fold increase in pay. Currently, Seattle’s part-time commissioners, who are elected to office by the voters of King County after having spent tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars campaigning for the post, receive $500 a month plus a $12,500 annual per diem…. (Read Full Article)
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