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To: Amy J who wrote (217146)	2/3/2005 8:30:09 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573921

Amy J, But get this, they didn't stop the $100k retirement payments while he went back to his same old job to work, so his net pay for one year worth of work was $300k for taxpayers. Meanwhile, LA is struggling with debts they can't pay and are asking taxpayers to cough up more money to pay for these retirement packages. What are the odds the LA taxpayer will wake up from their slumber and say 'no'? Or, what are the odds taxpayers in this country even have the power to turn around such govt corruption? It takes realization that the governments of some states, yours and mine in particular, are run by and for the benefits of the municipal unions. You guys at least have a chance with Arnold. NY state is a lost cause, I have no hope for turnaround, until we hit a crisis worse that the one in California. By the way, it's apparently a widespread practice to pay a govt worker their retirement package well before they retire, in other words while they continue working another job. In corporate America, pension payouts don't happen until you retire. It is not just the government workers. There are workers in the semi-governmental organizations such as in health care, transportations etc who are on the take as well. I think there are a lot of cases like this - $3M could be reduced to 0. These people can learn how to save money like the rest of us, rather than spend everything they earn and ask us to feed their $3M retirement packages. Apparently the guy didn't even go to college. Yup. Well, they can always raise your and mine taxes, toll on roads, fees etc. There is basically no one working on behalf of the taxpayers. Well, maybe Arnold is, but the rest of them depend on endorsements and contributions from these ever growing, and ever more powerful unions... Joe