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The Fee-fdom Known as County Government

by Andy Caldwell

Mar 09, 2025
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The recent salary raises for county supervisors was just the tip of the iceberg; employee salaries, benefits, and pension costs continue to rise with no end in sight. As a SBCurrent commentator put it, county employees are always asking for more money claiming that “they are over-worked, under-paid, and under-appreciated.” Ironically, the county sups ma…

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