Thursday, February 16, 2017

MoCo Council got an average of $2469 in free gas last year - - from you

How would you like $2469 in free fill-ups at your local gas station (assuming it isn't being torn down by the Montgomery County Council and Planning Board)? You'll have to run for the County Council to get it.

According to Arelis Hernandez of the Washington Post, Montgomery County Councilmembers averaged $2469 each in free gas in 2016, paid for by you, the taxpayer. Nice.

This is the same Council whose members, thanks to a 17.5% raise they gave themselves at your expense a few years ago, will each be paid an astonishing $136,258 this year. By you.

Free gas is just par for the course, for our corrupt County Council, who - by the way - are running a structural deficit every year, and raised your taxes to historic heights last May. It seems they're only good at numbers when they're figuring out how much money they can get out of you.

The Bell, California City Council did this, too. They're in the slammer right now. Montgomery County's Council? Still on the street, and still on the take.

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM

    ...is there anyone in U.S. who doesn't get reimbursed mileage/gas when traveling for work? I'm seriously asking; how is this possibly "corrupt" of them, in your eyes? Maybe you've never held a job and don't know how things work, Robert?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 11:15 AM

    i'm not a huge fan of a lot of things the Council does, but this isn't one of them Robert. I hope the Council is travelling and meeting different constituencies - that's part of their job. It's not a big deal - move on.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Dyer, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf

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  4. BrianFebruary 16, 2017 at 6:21 PM

    Where's your source for the accusation on free gas?

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2017 at 7:41 AM

      Second paragraph, first sentence - "According to Arelis Hernandez of the Washington Post".

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    2. BrianFebruary 17, 2017 at 10:30 AM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    3. BrianFebruary 17, 2017 at 10:31 AM

      Let me clarify. Where is the documentation to back up this article?

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2017 at 7:45 AM

    I'd agree it's not that big of a deal, but it does beg the question as to why they are getting free gas. The total amount divided by 52 weeks averages out to $47 per week. Basically, a fill up a week.

    I've seen people fill up on county gas. They're a lot of people who get that free gas that clearly are just using it for personal use.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2017 at 5:21 PM

      Many businesses, both for profit and non-profit, reimburse their employees for any required non-commuting travel. IRS rate for 2016 was $.54/mile. Add to that any extra reimbursement for parking and tolls.
      It's very reasonable.

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