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AS I SIT IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER, I WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR OUR GOVERNMENT WHO ARE AFRAID OF BEING LAID OFF. THE THOUGHT OF, THESE PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD PAY THEIR BILLS. HOW WERE THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, IF THEY LOST THEIR JOBS.

A THOUGHT, THAT ANOTHER TRIBAL MEMBER, CAME UP WITH CROSSED BY MIND. I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU.

THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WEARS TWO HATS. THEY ARE THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY AND THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS IN THE PAST, HAVE SAID THAT SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF THEIR PAY IS FROM THE MTGA, AND FORTY PERCENT IS FROM RUNNING THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT. SIXTY, FORTY.

SINCE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL RECEIVES SIXTY PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY FROM THE RUNNING OF THE CASINO, THEN THAT PORTION SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT TO TEN PERCENT (7.5% TO 10%) CUT BACK THAT PPLIES TO THE CASINO. AS EXECUTIVES OF THE MTGA (THE CASINO)., IT SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO THEM.

ON THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT SIDE (TRIBAL COUNCILORS POSITIONS) IF THEY TAKE A ROLL BACK (COST OF LIVING INCREASE) IT WOULD BE ABOUT TWO AND HALF PERCENT (2.5%).

NOW LET'S TRY AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. LET'S USE CHAIRMAN BOZSUM'S PAY, HE MAKES AN ESTIMATED $308,000.00 PER YEAR SALARY. . SIXTY PERCENT WOULD BE $184,800.00. TAKE $184,000.00 MULTIPLIED BY TEN PERCENT (10%) IT WOULD BE A PAY CUT OF $18,.400.00 TAKE THE SAME $184,000.00 AT SEVEN AND HALF PERCENT (7.5%) AND IT COMES OUT TO $13,860.00.

YOU TAKE THE 40% OF THE $308,000.00 AND YOU GET $123,200 AT THE ROLLBACK (2.5%) FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS, YOU END UP WITH $3,080.00.

NOW LET;S ADD THEM UP, AT 10% OF THE 60% SALARY AND THE ROLLBACK AT 2.5% OF THE REMAINING 40% OF THE SALARY, IT COMES TO $21,560.00. NOW THE SAME FORMULA AT 7.5% ON THE 60% SALARY AND 2.5% ON THE 40% SALARY AND THE FINAL NUMBER IS $16,940.00.

THE CHAIRMAN WHO IS TAKING THE GOVERNMENT ROLL BACK (2.5%) , THE WAY I FIGURE IT WOULD GIVE UP $7,700.00. THE WAY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL IS DOING THIS THE CHAIRMAN IS SAVING BETWEEN $9,240.00 AND $13,800.00. START TO MULTIPLY THESE KIND OF SAVINGS BY NINE TRIBAL COUNCILORS AND THE NUMBERS (SAVINGS) BECOME AROUND $100,000.00 THAT REALLY BELONGS TO THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET, NOT THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS" POCKETS. IT COULD SAVE THREE OR FOUR WORKERS FROM LOSING THEIR JOBS.

THE TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN IS GOING AROUND, TO WORKERS OF OUR GOVERNMENT, ASKING THEM TO MAKE CUTS TO SAVE MONEY. IN MY OPINION, HE AND THE OTHER TRIBAL COUNCILORS ARE NOT WILLING TO MAKE THE NECESSARY SACRAFICES THAT NEED TO BE MADE. THE TRIBAL COUNCIL NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

TRIBAL MEMBERS SHOULD REMEMBER THIS, AT ELECTION TIME. DID THESE PEOPLE REALLY MAKE SACRIFICES FOR THE TRIBE? ARE THEY DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE TRIBE? REMEMBER, WHO CREATED THIS MESS. MAYBE IF, TRIBAL MEMBERS WERE TO SPEAK OUT, IT WOULD SAVE SOME EMPLOYEES THEIR JOBS.

SIXTY, FORTY WORKS FOR ME. DOES IT WORK FOR YOU? WHAT DO YOU THINK?