It's not the CSB Chief's salary that's interesting

John Saros will make $137K to lead the county's most embattled organization -- CSB. If the organization doesn't turn around quickly, Saros will be using most of that cash for Tylenol.

While some folks will chat in circles today about "how can that guy make that much money?!?!?" I'm less inclined to care about Saros' salary or any of the top money earners.

When it comes to the big dogs of county employees, the leaders' salaries are only poodles in the county kennel.

I'm more interested in what Saros' CSB case workers are making (or not making) than what the new guy's paycheck will look like.

I'm more interested in what deputies in bullet-proof vests who wrestle bad guys and get shot at are making than the Sheriff who manages them.

I'm more interested in what the prosecutors who work late hours off the clock to make sure they put away rapists and killers are earning than what the elected prosecutor pockets.

People and families in the Akron-Canton area are struggling to make a good dollar these days and that includes those who work on the government dime.

Nothing frustrates me more than a sign in a window that says, "it's the perfect second job!" Second??? Why isn't one job enough these days? Why can't a man support his family on 40 hours alone? Why can't a single mom pay the bills working 8-5 and be off to care for kids the rest of the time?

While the public does need to know who is making what with our tax dollars, I would rather see stories on how little some of the working-class folks are making than read about the nation-wide searches and elections that landed their bosses in those high-paying jobs.

It's just more interesting.

The gap between the "Haves" and the "Have Nots" is the wage a great many are paying for .. and paying dearly.