EDITORIAL LITTLE WORK, HIGH PAY HAPPY DAYS FOR THE NATION'S RICHEST CITY COUNCIL.HELP wanted "Help wanted" is a request commonly made by an employer in search of an employee. It may also refer to:
 The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. . This ``full-time'' position requires about three days of work a week, three weeks a month. Salary is the best in the business, starting at $133,000. Benefits include all-expense paid vacations Noun 1. paid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" , regular pay increases that far exceed the rate of inflation, massive support staffs, a nice car and other perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. , and at least eight years' guaranteed job security (possibly 12 or more - we're working on it). Who could pass up a deal like that? The members of the L.A. City Council are the most underachieving and overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. people in the nation. In the last six months, they've taken six weeks of paid vacation - sometimes on junkets at taxpayer expense - and done next to nothing about the city's huge unsolved problems A list of unsolved problems may refer to several conjectures or open problems in various fields. The problems are listed below:
We suppose we shouldn't complain. After all, at least while they're off schmoozing at some conference or hitting the links they aren't further mucking up the city. But it's not like there aren't enough pressing city needs that could keep them busy. If they would take some time away from their busy vacation schedules, maybe they could get around to finding ways to get the city to pave more of L.A.'s crater-pocked streets, fix its crumbling sidewalks, hire some more cops and firefighters, and get their constituents better services while eliminating waste and inefficiency. Instead of taking life easy, the City Council - especially its ``new breed'' members - should get to work on the people's business. The vacation needs to end, folks. |
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