This Must Be A Democrat Thing.... - Granite Grok

This Must Be A Democrat Thing….

Democrats do believe in at least one right to self defense.  The right to defend fat public pensions.  Why else go out of your way to protect pensions for public employees involved in crimes or corruption unless you knew you might one day need that protection for yourself?

“Samuel In, a Los Angeles building inspector, was convicted and sent to prison for two and a half years for taking bribes. But he will keep his $72,000 annual pension…”

CA Gov. Jerry Brown did sign a law (that has no effect in LA) which would limit the accumulation of pension benefits from any period during which illegal activity was engaged.  That means a 30 year servant, raking in above average pay, who was just corrupt for a year, would still be able to collect for 29 years worth of taxpayer-funded benefits if convicted of a crime.  Ooohh.  There’s deterrent for you.

Meanwhile in New Hampshire, we don’t even pretend to put the benefits of public employees at risk should they be caught breaking the law or engaging in corruption.   We let them off easy and keep sending the checks.  Harm or no harm, no foul.  And in the two local cases I linked, no left-wing accusations of promoting the rape culture either.  It’s good to be the ruling class.

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