Letter to the Editor: Council members should be ashamed over pay and benefits votes
Memphis City Council chairman Martavius Jones proposed the ordinance extending health benefits for some departing council members. (The Daily Memphian file)
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“I can’t believe that this is even a council responsibility. Voting benefits for yourself? Shouldn’t that be up to your employer — the citizens of Memphis?”
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Conaway: You’re being robbed. For life.
Martavius Jones has just snuck into your house through an unlocked window and stolen a knee replacement from your dark living room.
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