Bizillionaire Poizner Should Practice What He Preaches on Belt Tightening Measures

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

It seems like a week doesn't go by without some announcement by wimpy GOP Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner that he's dropping a million bucks here or there for some Republican cause in effort to lay the groundwork for a 2010 gubernatorial run. His latest cause is a new bounty for new GOP registrants at up to $6 per head.

But while dumping some of his personal wealth across the field of Republican politics like a farmer spreads fertilizer on his fields, Poizner still banks a $169,743 annual paycheck from California taxpayers. Unlike Gov. Schwarzenegger --  who hasn't taken a dime from taxpayers -- Poizner has no problem pocketing his six figure salary. Like he needs it.

According to the AP:

"Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner of Los Gatos, who made a fortune when he sold his technology company in 2000, accepts his state salary. Qualcomm paid $1 billion for Poizner's former company, SnapTrack, which developed global-positioning chips for cell phones.

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