Get involved: Moultonborough town meeting Saturday March 13th, 209

[breathe easy]

Originally Posted by EllyPoinster

Well, good for them. To me, it just seems unfair to ask a town employee to give up a negotiated raise so that taxpayers, on an individual basis, can save a small fraction of that amount. The employee gets hurt way more than the taxpayer would. Besides, if the economy was instead roaring along, would the selectmen and taxpayers be offering the employees a bonus or would they insist that the contract be honored? I think we all know the answer to that question.

I think you are missing the point. These "individual" taxpayers ( me included) did not get a raise and lost income so why should we pay for a town employee to get a raise?