Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is the absolute best single thing that can be done to ensure good government and fair compensation for public employees.

The Federal database and the old RI databases have been invaluable sources of information for me and other good-government advocates. Many arguments with misinformed progressives and union advocates were settled on this very blog and RIFuture with such public information. Sunlight truly is the best disinfectant. Keep up the good work!

It would be great to get the municipal databases online as well, as the Boston Herald does each year for that city. This is a great start and precedent.

These 100,000 and 200,000 + + wages are absolutely outrageous. Every time I hear about stuff like this I remember how the Righties have wet their pants over every proposal to raise the minimum wage by a few pennies, with false predictions of economic doom, which never come true.

Just another example of how the folks on the right want to control every aspect of our lives

Sammy the Troll is even more incoherent than usual. Anyone understand how opposing a minimum wage increase (which nobody predicted would be "economic doom") is controlling every aspect of our lives? No, didn't think so.

Spammy--take a course in critical thinking someday. Perhaps then you'll be worth reading.

Ditto all of Dan's first comments. Major kudos to everyone involved: this website is a fabulous resource.