I understand why his wife was desperate to milk the taxpayers for every last penny - it was not just, but it was understandable.
All of those state employees working - for once - as hard as they could, to help bleed the system is repulsive.
Especially since the revelation of kickbacks in the NYC system.
I'm not sure I'd go *that* far but it certainly was foolish.
All of those state employees working - for once - as hard as they could, to help bleed the system is repulsive. Especially since the revelation of kickbacks in the NYC system.
A few years ago there was a news story that the Boston Fire Department's retirement board was being investigated by the Feds.It seems that records showed that a huge percentage (IIRC it was half) of all retirements from the BFD were "disability" retirements which,under state and/or Federal law,meant that the fireman got more money than he otherwise would have *and* that his pension would be free of state and/or Federal income tax.I don't know what happened to this case but if the DOJ was being run by Comrade Holder my money's on it having been quietly dropped.After all,Massachusetts government paycheck recipients (I refuse to call them "workers") are very loyal...and very generous...donors to the Rat Party.