Quote Originally Posted by cla1945 View Post
Don't be too sure about the fact of someone losing their homes. A starting recruit with DPD makes $32,000/yr. 10% less, plus more for healthcare brings the salary down to just about poverty level. Unless they apply for State aid, they may fall into that hole and lose much more than their homes. Unless the wife or husband is working and bringing in additional monies, a person can't live and provide for a family. While Bing has his bodyguards and is a millionaire, his employees are working for pennies and there is not much hope for the future.
Agree. Many administrative positions within the department may not even make that much. If a person barely qualified for a mortgage under the 38 percent rule, they are going to be in big trouble.