Lifeguards in CA make 200k a year

[shortie]

Quote from atticus:

+1 to this thread. This shit is criminal. A fucking lifeguard making $200K for life for sunbathing?

sunbathing is actually quiet bad for a person due to cancer risk

 

[iprph90]

Quote from peilthetraveler:

I think you (and Darwin) have never swam in the ocean. Occasionally a current comes along and sucks you out(something that doesnt happen in a swimming pool). These guys risk their lives because many people that are drowning will grab the lifeguards and pull them under just out of panic. You get a guy thats 250 pounds drowning and I dont care if you have a little floatation device...if he is fighting, he can very well pull you under.

35k per year is not worth it in my opinion.

by your analysis, we would have to conclude that paramedics should also make $200k/yr.........many of them also have to save lives occasionally with currents and pulling out panicky 250lb guys going under.

average paramedic makes about $12-$15/hour.

 

[ElCubano]

Quote from peilthetraveler:

Question....for $35k per year, would you give mouth to mouth to some fat guy in an extra small speedo that is foaming at the mouth from swallowing seawater at least 2 or 3 times per day during the summer?

hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hell nah

 

[TD80]

I've been here (Newport) for 6 years. Yes of course on the surface it seems to be a bastion of uber religious Reaganites (compared to the rest of the state, at least), but the key thing to remember is that people here are only religious when it suits them (aka it doesn't get in their way) and only "Republican" in the same circumstance.

This is why it has the problems it has, because there is no actual principled leadership.

Another big issue is the transient nature of the population. Much like Florida you have a population who hasn't been around long and has no real roots and thus just don't care unless it impacts them in a very direct way (aka the car registration taxes here that eventually broke Davis).

Quote from marceck:

I find all these generalities on California quite entertaining, but maybe folks that are not from this state should be reminded that Newport Beach is Reagan country and that the entire county (Orange) is 100% republican run. So enough of this leftist stuff, Newport Beach would be insulted.

 

[forsalenyc]

This is analogous to New Jersey toll booth workers making over $300k/year after benefits and overtime work.........ridiculous. CA is going down.....

 

[achilles28]

Quote from forsalenyc:

This is analogous to New Jersey toll booth workers making over $300k/year after benefits and overtime work.........ridiculous. CA is going down.....

Yup. Cali is going down. So is the rest of the Country. Either the States and Feds get their house in order in the next 24 months, or the market will do it for them. In a sick way, I'll enjoy watching these Government leaches get thrown to the dogs. Just wish we could save the Country. Reminds me of the Illinois Teachers Union. 10 million dollar pensions.