Admirable_Story_5063 t1_iydu43v wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:42 PM

Soooo at this point only really rich people will be able to serve in the local office. I’m sure term limits on the legislative branch and the fucking comptroller will have positive affects on the city /s.

Baltimore loves taking one step forward and then 10 steps backwards.

LurkerOrHydralisk t1_iydviqw wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:51 PM

I was about to say “only really rich people” is ridiculous but I didn’t realize until now that most of them only get 76k, which is trash pay in Baltimore for that sort of position. Nick Mosby, however, gets $131k, and it appears that he gets a vehicle leased by the city for personal use.

gothaggis t1_iyew3se wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:45 PM

council members aren't full time (however the president is) - one reason for the salary difference. Some council members have 2 jobs.

LurkerOrHydralisk t1_iyf1kpt wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:23 PM

Yeah, I have no idea how much actual time the job takes. I figured it wasn’t full time

MontisQ t1_iyf26cc wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:27 PM

Which members have other jobs?

moderndukes t1_iydwdwh wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Yuuuuup - welcome to the actual truth to term limits and limiting office pensions! People get won over by “oh term limits are good, gets rid of the bad ones quicker!” and “this is so corrupt!” but then they forget about what the actual macro impact is.

Similarly why you should never take at face value folks who push for Congress to not get pay during a government shutdown: it just puts pressure on lower income & lower wealth Congresspeople to break while those who are independently wealthy can afford to wait it out.