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djean111

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1. That committee was prepared to give Deval Patrick $7500 A DAY.

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 05:46 AM

Aug 2015

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/03/deval_patrick_will_get_7500_pe.html

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be compensated $7,500 per day when he travels on behalf of the backers of a bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston, according to organizers.

The organization – Boston 2024 – is also spending tens of thousands of dollars on a monthly basis for consulting, according to salary information released on Monday.

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Boston 2024 also released information on staff salaries and consultants. Rich Davey, Patrick's former transportation chief and the Olympic organization's CEO, annually makes $300,000, while Murphy earns $215,000. Joe Rull, a former top aide to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, makes $175,000 as chief administrative officer.

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Much more boondoggle (IMO) at the link. I had heard that the Olympics, like FIFA, makes a lot of money for those on the committees. I would imagine that, after "expenses", there will not be any refunds forthcoming. I also saw that plea to keep going on the plans for Boston infrastructure as a plea to keep some of those salaries rolling in, at taxpayer expense, but then I am a cynical person.

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That committee was prepared to give Deval Patrick $7500 A DAY. djean111 Aug 2015 #1

Deval Patrick unhappycamper Aug 2015 #2

Yep. And at Bain Capital, he is quite cheery about exploring ways to make a profit from djean111 Aug 2015 #3