So Polk County supervisors are going to start paying part of their health insurance for the
first time ever, effective July 1? It sounds like a great victory for taxpayers
– until you consider it’s expected to save less than $3,000 annually.
In fact, those affected will only being paying between $15 and $25 per month
for insurance premiums. While that’s more than zero, it’s hundreds of dollars
less per month than most private sector employees pay.
Regardless, Supervisors Chairwoman Angela Connolly crowed, “We all have to
pay our fair share in terms of insurance costs.” This is just another example
of how far out of touch elected officials are with their constituents, and with
the economy.
This took me all of 15 minutes to write and email to them, but I can confirm that I got a lot more than 15 minutes of enjoyment out of embarrassing a bunch of wasteful politicians!
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