in part:
Inside the Port Authority, the Corrupt Powerhouse Behind Christie’s Bridgegate Scandal
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But the key to efficiency is competition, and commuters have few alternatives to the Port Authority’s bridges and airports. So, like any monopolist, the agency ballooned into a bureaucratic monstrosity that spends much of its wealth on itself. Today the organization’s ranks are flooded with middle managers (PDF) paid handsome salaries based on the time they’ve served, not how well they do their jobs. The compensation package for the average Port Authority employee exceeds $143,000, stemming in part from out-of-control overtime payments and rich perks. David Wildstein, Christie’s high-school classmate who worked for the Port Authority and ordered the bridge closure on behalf of the governor’s office, was making a base salary of $150,000 before he resigned in disgrace.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/21/inside-the-port-authority-the-corrupt-powerhouse-behind-chrisite-s-bridgegate-scandal.html
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