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| Pat Furey for City Council Campaign Sign on Crenshaw and Del Amo Blvd. |
Public sector union-backed candidates get so much money. Any candidates getting lavished so much cash do not get my vote.
Mike Robbins, activist in El Segundo, argues that it is the kiss of death for any candidate to take money from unions.
Pat Furey slammed voters with "pension envy" regarding outrage over the massive entitlement liabilities pressing on the city of Torrance. That's not envy, that's righteousness indignation, outrageous, plus a mature recognition that future generations should not be paying the bills for present and past employees.
In Torrance, 270 employees are getting more than $200k a year in total compensation, then add to that nearly 400 more who are getting $100k plus a year, and the city is facing some rough financial times ahead.
Unless the next city administration deals with the pension issues, along with spending necessary funds to fix the roads and repair the city infrastructure.
The only mayoral candidate who has any plan to deal with the pension problems, Tom Brewer, just released a mailer last week outlining the growing liabilities hitting the city of Torrance. The other two candidates want to raise taxes (Sutherland) or ignore the problem entirely (Pat Furey).
No one has to wonder why Furey is in a fury to ignore the pension issue – he is getting big money from the public sector unions in the city of Torrance. This conflict of interest simply cannot be ignored.
Furey's sign in the middle of Crenshaw and Del Amo is not just a black eye for the city, but will be a red mark for years to come, as unsustainable city debt eats away at the remaining revenue of a city struggling to maintain key services while inviting businesses to move in and thrive.
Mayor Frank Scotto remarked:
“It’s a difficult thing to take money like that and say out loud it won’t influence my vote."
Furey for mayor? More like "Furey for Protector of the Protectors (and their Pensions)".
Plus the fact that Furey's signs remain standing while other signs get taken away — I have more reasons to oppose his candidacy for mayor, as should every other voter in the city of Torrance!