Big-pay protesting misses the point for needed reform

Contempt is a surprising response to receive when expressing concerns about the doubling of the six-figure salaries of public sector executives during a proclaimed hiring freeze amid a recession, with the state government facing annual structural deficits of hundreds of millions of dollars. But in certain circles (mine, for one), some folks consider it obvious that the R.I. Economic Development Corporation was justified in offering a contract worth three-quarters of a million dollars over three years – plus benefits, relocation reimbursements and a car – to attract Ioanna Morfessis as executive director.More

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