re: Mississippi River pilots under fire

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How do they politic for more money, when their salaries are paid by private companies??

They only thing that would make sense is that they are asking to charge more money to these private companies.

the vessel owners are the ones who should be throwing a bitch fit over the prices of this service!

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I believe the public service commission set there rates. hence the pilots always keeping the Governor in their back pocket.