On Aug 11, 6:23*pm, phil scott wrote:

The current situation is *a moral outrage.... and unsustainable, *govt
pay and benefits are on average twice the private sector for the same
job, and the retirements in the range of 5 to 10x the private
sector ! * *and with the private sector middle class approaching
poverty level take home pay, largely because of the over taxation
required to insure the fat ass burocrats live and retire in
luxury.... * some school administrators and city managers recently
discoverd to be getting 500,000 and 800,000 dollars a year
respectively....

... with police for example in calif cities retiring at 137k not
includiing unlimited lifetime health care for a total of 185,000
dollars a year or so... few are retiring under 100k... *(chiefs retire
at 250k and are vested after 2 years, then they move to take another
chiefs job and vest there for another 250k or so... a year).

There's always hope, Phil.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...3857500..story

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