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Post by mdub on Oct 22, 2010 22:08:57 GMT -6
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Post by waltc on Oct 22, 2010 23:23:33 GMT -6
The state has been on a down hill slide ever since the Dot.Com bubble popped and all the buyouts and mergers of defense contractors by the big two - Lockheed and Boeing.
Then factor in all the off-shoring of silicon valley work.
It gets better with all the fat cat retired state workers pulling down their 90% pensions at the rest of the state's expense. Plus all the current state workers who basically have a life time job.
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Post by mdub on Oct 23, 2010 0:49:26 GMT -6
A good first step would be to cut gov't workers' salaries down to say 80K, just enought so they can still pay the mortgage and their bills. The budget "agreement" was a joke. They cut benefits for the poorest people. They're just putting off the problem for another year or 2, until the whole thing collapses.
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Oct 23, 2010 1:24:42 GMT -6
There are cops retiring with pensions that are larger than military generals' pensions. It's very easy for cops get disability pay for for alleged job-related medical problems--such as heart attacks.
Regarding pensions, this is where Meg Whitman reveals herself as the real puke she is. She talks about cutting state pensions and pay---except for the police--who are the biggest pension and disability abusers of all.
Police pensions should be far less than those of teachers.
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