“Fixed costs like salary, retirement, taxes, utilities, software, and general supplies are the brunt of the increases.”
William Powell
“Someone has to pay for salaries and supplies and to keep the facilities going, and if it's not the government it's got to be the parents.”
Catherine Miller
“I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public officers ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.”
Larry Sabato
“Most people's salaries didn't increase by that much, ... Lee County had a concept called a (tax) rollback.”
Robert Shaw
“[When compared with other Southeastern states,] we're behind most of them on starting salary, ... Clearly, targeting starting salaries is important because that's who you're trying to bring into the teaching profession.”
Mike Easley
“The bulk of the increase is due to salaries and benefits. But utility costs have become a major factor. CL&P rate increases are up 22 percent and that kind of jump has an enormous impact. And coupled with heating fuel increases of 138 percent, it's astounding.”
Frank Connolly
“There's no question that low salaries are affecting us. We manage to get some good people despite the salary levels because of our location, but that's not always the case.”
Chris Hunter
