{"id":3323,"date":"2012-01-31T05:49:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T05:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2012-01-31T05:49:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T05:49:42","slug":"why-the-cnmi-is-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/why-the-cnmi-is-broke\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the CNMI is broke"},"content":{"rendered":"

You want know why the CNMI is broke? One major reason is because of government salaries. CUC executive director Abe Malae makes around $180,000 per year and keeps complaining that CUC is broke. CNMI judges make around $120,000 per year. MVA’s managing director Perry Tenorio makes around $80,000 per year. The CNMI Legislature just passed a bill that will give the CNMI attorney general $130,000 per year. Twenty-nine CNMI lawmakers make about $40,000 per year and have an $80,000 annual budget. Some $3,480,000 is how much the CNMI dishes out annually to keep 29 jobs in the Legislature. Where is the shame?<\/p>\n

Antonio Aldan<\/strong>
\nKagman, Saipan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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