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  • Perry drawing state retirement plus salary

    12/17/2011 3:42:46 PM PST · by JimWayne · 75 replies
    Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | Dec. 16, 2011 | Maria Recio
    Gov. Rick Perry is double-dipping, drawing retirement income from the state in addition to his salary as governor since late January, newly released records show. Perry's move to begin drawing from his pension early this year while remaining governor, which his staff says is legal and consistent with state retirement rules, was unknown to the public until federal financial disclosures were made public on Friday. ... Combined, his net pay from the state is now more than $225,000 annually.
  • Perry drawing state retirement plus salary

    12/17/2011 2:00:04 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 163 replies
    Star-Telegram ^ | December 15, | Maria Recio
    ..On a campaign swing through Cherokee, Iowa, Perry was asked why the Employee Retirement System should be paying his retirement while he's still collecting a salary. "That's been in place for decades. ... I don't find that to be out of the ordinary," Perry said of the practice. "ERS called me and said, 'Listen, you're eligible to access your retirement now with your military time and your time and service, and I think you would be rather foolish to not access what you've earned.'" ...The governor's gross annual salary is $150,000; his net salary is $133,000. The net monthly annuity...