Even reform allies saw Moses’ plan as unfair to deserving workers

Evidence

Even the most ardent had misgivings about telling men who had become accustomed to making—and supporting their families on—6,500 to 7,500 a year that they were now making $3,260 a year. Even the adoring Kaplan said “that was a little unfair, really. Put in a new system—okay. But don’t adversely affect people who had been working under the old system. Not everyone who was making a good salary in Grade Five was doing so just because of political connections, remember. Some had worked their way up on their own. And a lot of the people who had been given their chance through politics were doing good jobs and deserved the money. You shouldn’t suddenly take it away from them.” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 347

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Moses’ merit system threatened the careers of decades of loyal patronage workers — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 336; Reform-minded legislators reversed their principles when the official was Moses — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 1603

Broader Connections

• Reform-minded legislators reversed their principles when the official was Moses #corroborates (0.78) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 1603