I promised to do a blog on commentary I requested from readers of NJ.com forums. I posted my blog theme on several of the local forums, and statewide forums managed by NJ.com. I have been able to review most of them. For the most part, most of you believed that New Jersey pays very high salaries to the local police throughout the state. But some knew that New Jersey was not the home of the highest salaried police department in the nation. As you recall from my previous posts, the highest paid are in Long Island.
In any event, here are some of the comments......paraphrased for the most part....
Ramparts: Police, fire, teachers, clerks all deserve more. But what they deserve is irrelevant because taxpayers are tapped out.
ofda1: just to compare the average salaries of patrolmen, sergeants, etc. only tells a partial story. some towns are top heavy and total salaries are high although average salaries are not.
candid: they are way over paid and will eventually bankrupt the municipalities.
Ramparts: the current system is not sustainable. we cannot afford to pay pensions to those who retire at age 46.
jefflib: it doesn't matter if people retire at 46, it is if they collect at 46. Make them wait til whatever the SS collection age is.
TREEeditor2: stay away from average salaries. whatever the results NJ is still #1 highest in taxes.
lager150: whenever I look at my tax bill I see the highest portion of it going to the schools. and the smallest percentage of it goes to the municipality (for police, firemen, etc).
From the JUSTJERSEY Forum:
Studies: Nassau and Suffolk County PDS are the highest paid than any in NJ. And the NY system allows overtime to be calculated into the pension.
---STUDIES WAS THE WINNER OF MY SURVEY!! FOR WHICH HE OR
SHE GETS NOTHING BUT GLORY RIGHT HERE!----
ESSEX COUNTY:
Jailerco: NJ police are not the highest paid but taxes are highest.
SUSSEX COUNTY:
Wantageradi0: Probably NY, MA OR CA are the highest paid.
Really comments all in all.
Next part will be on property taxes as a whole. Why is New Jersey known as having the highest property taxes? Is it the way NJ funds schools?
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