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Originally Posted by undergroundman
Ha! Funny that you say that. I thought the same thing. Especially, when Gomez said she needs yet another week to read through the proposal. They do need young blood on the commission. I agree that it's hard to get young talent in government. If you're young and bright enough to qualify for a commissioner's seat, then you're most likely bright enough to make at least twice the money working in the private tech industry at the management level. It's a calling.
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The 150k salary the Travis County commissioners get (or will soon?) isn't eff you money, but it's not bad either. Certainly it's more than most advocacy-minded young people would find in working for a non-profit think tank outside of senior level positions.