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bostonkyle106 t1_jbfmx3o wrote

NH needs to significantly raise the wages for county and state CO’s. You can go right over the border in MA and there’s openings at the state and county level for CO’s with an entry level salary of $65K.

The Valley Street Jail in Manchester (Hillsborough County) has CO jobs posted starting at $18/hr. The jail in Billerica, MA (Middlesex County) has the same job for $31/hr.

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dangerzonebjj t1_jbgzw2l wrote

That's true of every government job here. Makes you wonder who's running things.

We've had to use the national guard to drive schoolbuses, now prisons and soon classrooms.

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No_Preference2949 t1_jbj05h0 wrote

That is the cost of not having a tax system other than property and being sparsely populated. Not criticizing but taxes are what pays for COs, school bus drivers, teachers, police, fire, etc. No one likes taxes but they are a necessity if you want government funded systems. The alternative is to pay tuition, pay for private police and fire companies, etc. Most of these practices were eliminated years ago because they didn’t work, were corrupt, and cost the consumer more than government funded systems.

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stewie_glick t1_jbhexcr wrote

NH is like stepping back in time in every way-- laws, courts, resources, infrastructure, everything antiquated and old timey

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skigirl180 t1_jbgv4ff wrote

What does NH pay?

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bostonkyle106 t1_jbh20vv wrote

I believe the state starts at around 40K for CO’s and like I said the counties are paying $16-$18 an hour starting.

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[deleted] t1_jbjtvt5 wrote

Who the hell would be a CO for $2 more than Walmart?

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