On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:07:05 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:14:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

You ready to take it int he shorts?

Who needs Vaseline when you're going to get the barbed wire-wrapped-
around-the-broom handle treatment.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,4274002.story


What a mess. I think the biggest problem is those gold-plated
salaries and pension plans they're paying to state employees,
including college faculty.
That's the biggest danger of big gov, they vote themselves and their
cronies big money.
And the Dems want to borrow 2 billion instead of cutting spending or
raising taxes. WTF?
They should rely mostly on SS and 401k savings like just about
everybody else has to, and keep pensions within reason.
The Fed elected officials are probably worse.
They can print money.
Dead weight and featherbedders all over the place.
Hey, ever think about running for Congress?
Like winning the lottery if elected.
Thanks for getting me depressed. Don't you miss Blago?
Told ya. (-:

--Vic

Around heree, if a provincial MLA or a Federal MP can serve 6 years, they
get a generous pension plan.
They sure do take good care of themselves.

Yep, and if those pension plan investments don't work out, unlike with
just about everybody else who would take a loss for the failure of
their investments, I suppose the gov can just raise taxes to keep the
pension at what was projected.
Don't know that's how it works, just guessing.
OTOH, I'm due a chunk of change from my company's traditional pension
when I hit 65.
Since I retired 3 years ago the value of that has dropped @$30k.
Can I raise taxes to make up the difference?
hehe.

--Vic