[Mobile Vulgus]

As far as I am concerned, state workers can go hang. At this point, I’d almost rather go back to the days when every new administration from every last political venue FIRED the whole raft of state workers and patronaged their own in. This way we wouldn’t have the unions OR the bloated, undeserved pensions to try to fund with MY tax dollars!

[indi_girl447]

Your frustration with this is completely on-target. Welcome to membership in the "Forgotten Man" club. Those of us hard working self-sustaining slugs are about to get reamed by the federal and state government for all the stupid promises they made to themselves, state and federal workers and the "less fortunate".

I'd try to make as much income as you can in cash as the state and federal governments intend to keep as much of your reported income as they can get away with because of the Taxpayer Act of 1943. That's the Act that gave the federal government the "right" to go into your wallet and take out as much as they "need" via payroll.

[Kozak]

Yup. Every state and federal pension (exception for military) should be converted to Socialist Security.

[Sacajaweau]

Here in NY, the teachers pensions are killing us.

[Mark was here]

Good idea. Even if some were rehired, they would have no more than 4 years seniority. No where near the 10 years (close enough) required to retire.