Politics & Government

Campbell Quiz: How Much Do You Think City Council Reps Earn?

It's always shocking to see the real salaries earned by some of our elected officials. The ones closest to us, who may actually do the most work, well....what do you think they earn?

Multiple Choice (Answer below)

A Campbell City Council Member Earns:

A) $25,000 a year
B) $250,000 a year
C)$620 a month
D) $620 a week

For comparison's sake, a Santa Clara County Supervisor earns:

A)$1.4 million a year
B) All they can steal and bill to the taxpayers
C) $143,000 a year
D) $14,300 a year


ANSWERS:
C and C

How many of you got it right? 
How many of you think B is serious in light of stories like this, about George Shirakawa and this one about Cindy Chavez

PS: How many are troubled by the huge 5 percent pay increase Campbell elected officials gave themselves in June, from $590.39 a month to $619.20? How many think we underpay our local politicians while overpaying the ones higher up? 

Talk amongst yourselves....


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