Last week, Redfield released a statement saying he has met HHS ethics guidelines concerning potential conflicts of interest. He said he signed over his share of future patent licensing fees or royalty payments from his inventions to the University of Maryland; divested certain stock holdings; and began the process of assigning all book royalty rights from a textbook to his co-author.
This is all very suspicious behavior for a Trump appointee.By private industry standards, his CDC salary is modest for someone with his resume. But his pay is high for the field of government public health.
Apparently the director is unusual for a Trump appointee. He is qualified to do the job. That probably justifies his private sector level pay.
Some folks have to get a big salery to work for an idiot like Donald.
I’m sure Redfield’s salary figures in the risk of working for the tRump administration.
Some people have to pay a lot of money to attract talent or, given the doctor’s limited administrative experience, a marquee name.
ETA: Not that Drumpf would know the difference, given that he made a career out of being a marquee name.
It’s a lot of money, but maybe not a lot of money for this particular doctor. We’ll have to see if he is worth it.
As for his salary being twice that of his predecessor, let’s not forget that his name is Ralph and his predecessor’s name was Brenda. So that explains that. (Sarcasm here… don’t kill me)
A public servant, indeed.
What is with these people and their salaries? What part of public service do they not understand? How many immunizations or well-baby check-ups could be paid-for by that hike in salary? Its just avarice with a dash of corruption is all…
Another example of salary distortion. Oh, they have committees and such to provide cover for offering such salaries, but these advisors are part of the problem. You want to be a doctor? You’ll be very well provided for, salary-wise. But getting richer than anyone’s wildest dreams? Seems like that’s part of the problem.
So here is my question, would this overblown fool have gotten with 100 feet of this job if tRump wasn’t in office? I am not sure he is qualified for this job if he has no experience in public health. Was he the right person, the best person for the job? I wonder.
Fitzgerald, for the record, was fully unqualified to be CDC director. So someone being paid a lot more than her makes perfect sense.
If you are going to work for Trump, you need to get that money up front. It’s not like you are family and get to split the graft at the backend (Jared).
probably not.
He has skeleton’s in his closet. There are many, many other people as qualified, if not more so, who don’t carry the baggage Redfield lugs around.
The whole idea, back in the day, is to choose scientists who are above reproach to run these agencies, so that the work of these agencies is above reproach. Trump just doesn’t give a shit about that.
Fleecing of the taxpayer continues…
I’m so outraged and disgusted by these types of stories. They’ve become so commonplace. I really hope someone is doing a thorough accounting of how much the tax payer is being ripped off by this maladministration in every nook and corner of our government. Fuck These People. A Fucking Swamp doesn’t begin to describe the total grift they have going, like the treasury is their own fucking piggy bank. Absolutely corrupt in every way. We are being robbed, and there is no fucking law enforcement to call to go after the bad guys. None.
The US Government has a terrible time attracting medical talent. The VA is chronically understaffed due to pay. They are a good place to start, as their starting salaries are good compared to other areas. The top end is 50% of the private sector. Physicians can make good money in the US, but are almost all underpaid in the Federal Government. In my area of applied statistics for medical research (FDA, NIH institutes), I have looked at a number of jobs with some interest. The Federal hiring bureaucracy is quite difficult to navigate, jobs stay open for 2 weeks only, you cannot find them on usajobs.gov, and the salaries are less than what I make now for very high-level positions. And my pay is not that spectacular (it’s good, but I’m not a physician).
For those blathering about ripping off the taxpayer, the head of the CDC is the #2 or #3 public health job in the US. NIH overall director, Surgeon General - these are the only other jobs at this level. To get ANYONE credible right now, $500K-$700K is required. Just about all cardiologists make that kind of money, also orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, etc. Medical talent is expensive. So quicherbichin.
Budget is $18 B. 15K employees. Frontline of the response to epidemics, emerging diseases, on-going threats (zika, influenza), vaccination.
This is an important agency. The director needs to be well-paid.
This guy is extremely well-qualified. He’s a very credible selection.
Jesus…I’m watching Katy Tur and I swear she has Stockholm Syndrome…and that’s giving her the benefit of the doubt. I can’t stand her. Her interviewing style is like a novice trying to impress someone, but I have yet to figure out who. I don’t know why but she rubs me the wrong way. She’s awful. How she got elevated at MSNBC is the real question.
How is Title 42 appropriate here? He’s working as an administrator, not a scientist.
I understand the points you made very well. But these salaries are wildly out of control. Executive compensation in the private sector is through the roof and the public sector feel they MUST match it, or they will not attract a person of quality for these executive positions. This is so wrong on so many levels. A decent salary is warranted, yes, but not a treasure. Never that.