University president takes $90,000 pay cut to give 24 minimum wage workers a raise

[namey]

A university president is putting his money where his mouth is.

Raymond Burse, who leads Kentucky State University as interim president, will give up $90,000 of his salary so that 24 low wage workers on campus can earn $10.25 an hour.

"I did it to bring the lowest wage employees up to a level where I think they should be," said Burse. ""These are the

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[kate_mct]

Good for him! Wish more people would take his example.

[idemandjustice]

We really need more people like him in the world.

[redheadedfemme]

Well, hell. Jamie Dimon, the McDonalds CEO, and the Walton family could easily do that.

If they were decent people, that is.

[chaya]

The Waltons need their money for all those DUI kerfuffles.

[shortsweetcynic]

this is fabulous. and while it may not amount to much for him, the difference it'll make in the lives of the people who got that raise is huge.

i love everything about this. thank you.

[rhysande]

What a phenomenal man. I hope this is precedent setting and people all over take action and do what they can to help make sure those at the lowest rates of pay still have enough to be live on.