Opinion: Westchester's Patronage 'Spoils System'

Lohud’s columnist extraordinaire Phil Reisman is on an election season tear on high priced patronage jobs that Westchester residents have to subsidize in their incredible property and other local taxes.

No one I speak with around the country can believe we pay what we pay for what we get (and mostly don’t even ask for).

It’s kind of breathtaking the gall that both parties have in claiming to be ‘watching out for us,’ while diligently signing up their friends and relatives to the county payrolls.

Here’s Mr. Reisman:

October 6 - The patronage merry-go-round that never stops

October 4 - Spoils system stays strong in Westchester