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I Salute Greedy Government Workers
Category: In Your Face
Steve Bartin, posting at NewsAlert, comments on the pensions of certain government workers. He refers to these particular workers as greedy, presumably because of the size of their pensions. Something about the post gives me the impression that Steve is using greedy in a derogatory way.
Maybe I am overly sensitive about the use of greedy since I have long been a Greedy Trial Lawyer. But, it seems to me that the Greedy Government Workers should wear the designation with pride. They have worked hard and negotiated even harder. The result is a pension that they deserve. It is one that should inspire other workers throughout the country to organize and seek.
The next time a greedy firefighter enters a burning building to look for a child in the back bedroom we should be blessing his greedy ass. Ditto when the corrections officer breaks up an attempted jail break and is bitten by an inmate.
Greedy Government Workers Can Retire in Their 40's
The New York Times has this comment on those very special people called government workers:Urban park rangers and 911 operators can now retire with full pensions after 25 years on the job -- even if they're still in their 40's. Correction officers, emergency medical technicians, sanitation workers, firefighters and police officers who come down with heart disease can retire with pensions equal to three-quarters of their salary, exempt from state and local taxes. Ditto correction officers, police officers and firefighters who contract hepatitis, tuberculosis or H.I.V. Meanwhile, the city's pension plans may be facing a shortfall of up to $49 billion.
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