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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 22, 2010 9:25am
Even if you don't live in New York, if you want to read something infuriating, hit the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/economy/21pension.html?pagewanted=1
Quotes of note:
"I don’t understand how the working guy that held up their end of the bargain became the problem"
Well, I don't know if retiring at age 44 and padding overtime by flagging vehicles is much working, but you didn't hold up your end of the bargain by not properly funding your bloated pensions.
"I concede, I have a very good pension, but what’s that pension going to be worth when I’m 70 years old?”
I'm sure you'll get a lot of sympathy for drawing 'only' $2.6M+ in your pension.
What a horrible, horrible human being. And people want to EXPAND government. We're all a bunch of suckers to have let this country turn ito the condition it is in.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/economy/21pension.html?pagewanted=1
Quotes of note:
"I don’t understand how the working guy that held up their end of the bargain became the problem"
Well, I don't know if retiring at age 44 and padding overtime by flagging vehicles is much working, but you didn't hold up your end of the bargain by not properly funding your bloated pensions.
"I concede, I have a very good pension, but what’s that pension going to be worth when I’m 70 years old?”
I'm sure you'll get a lot of sympathy for drawing 'only' $2.6M+ in your pension.
What a horrible, horrible human being. And people want to EXPAND government. We're all a bunch of suckers to have let this country turn ito the condition it is in.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
May 22, 2010 11:38am
Amazing!One of the youngest, Hugo Tassone, retired at 44 with a base pay of about $74,000 a year. His pension is now $101,333 a year.
believer
Posts: 8,153
May 22, 2010 12:21pm
Where do I sign up?One of the youngest, Hugo Tassone, retired at 44 with a base pay of about $74,000 a year. His pension is now $101,333 a year.
Mr. 300
Posts: 3,090
May 22, 2010 1:28pm
And yet we have people saying the unions are not the problem. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
May 22, 2010 1:31pm
Says Earl PittsMr. 300 wrote: And yet we have people saying the unions are not the problem. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!
Mr. 300
Posts: 3,090
May 22, 2010 1:54pm
CenterBHSFan wrote:Says Earl PittsMr. 300 wrote: And yet we have people saying the unions are not the problem. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!
Pitts all!!
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 22, 2010 2:16pm
crazy. at least the feds stopped offering pensions to new employees in 1984
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 25, 2010 1:20am
The people who abuse these systems deserve harsh legal punishments.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 25, 2010 10:21am
wow...
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
May 25, 2010 10:32am
Stupid stupid.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
May 27, 2010 4:57pm
This is crazy.
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
May 27, 2010 11:16pm
wow...that should be in Ripley's Believe It or Not
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
May 27, 2010 11:20pm
Just read Isadore's post and you'll see what is wrong with America.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
May 27, 2010 11:24pm
Also, as to the topic, a clear example of how unions are ruining the country. Unions negotiated these pensions and the government actually agreed?
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
May 28, 2010 1:28pm
Yet, the left believe that we need more government and union involvement in the workplace.dwccrew wrote: Also, as to the topic, a clear example of how unions are ruining the country. Unions negotiated these pensions and the government actually agreed?
believer
Posts: 8,153
Jun 3, 2010 3:54am
Of course we do.BCBulldog;372287 wrote:Yet, the left believe that we need more government and union involvement in the workplace.
After all who is going to stick it to those greedy bastard white capitalists who create the jobs that feed the people who pay the taxes that keep the government growing and ever more intrusive in our daily lives and liberties? See how that works?