If you need to save $10 million in state salaries, don't lay off (or not hire) 150 employees. Instead, reduce salaries of all state employess, but not by an across-the-board percent, which is regressive like the sales tax and hurts the lowest income earner the most.
Instead, use a graduated percentage reduction like the federal and state income taxes. For example, reduce salaries of employees earning over 150,000 by 5%, salaries 75,000 up to 149,999 by 3%, and salaries below 75,000 by 2%. Thus, everybody pays a share in the savings.
(1 vote)
