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Teachers Get Big Gift From GOP

Submitted by Big Payoff for votes, Feb 15, 2008 09:41

Lets see ....... maybe $40,000/yr typical (full career) pension, payable 5 years sooner =$200,000..... for 585,000 members = about $1Billion extra Pension Payout.

Question ... and did the TAXPAYERS (who get to fund this politically-driven crap) agree to have their pockets picked again ???

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Let's elect all new Republicans and Democrat state legislators, because the current legislators voted to permit teachers to retire with... [MORE]	DW	Feb 18, 2008 11:36
What everybody has lost sight of is that full pension at 55 is 14% less than the full pension at... [MORE]	Anon	Feb 25, 2008 08:20
Why is it that every time I hear of Barclay getting the backing of some group, there appears to be... [MORE]	TessieNY	Feb 16, 2008 13:12
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A deal between the teachers unions and the Republicans? Talk about strange bedfellows, since teachers unions have always been notoriously... [MORE]	A. Levy	Feb 15, 2008 11:15
It's old politics at play [MORE]	francisshean	Feb 15, 2008 10:38
Looks like the UFT is the new 1199. [MORE]	MartinSanderson	Feb 15, 2008 10:03
Lets see ....... maybe $40,000/yr typical (full career) pension, payable 5 years sooner =$200,000..... for 585,000 members = about $1Billion...	Big Payoff for votes	Feb 15, 2008 09:41
The teachers didn't get a gift. Those who will be paid to do nothing got a gift, which NYC teachers... [MORE]	Larry Littlefield	Feb 15, 2008 08:34
I truly believe that given the stress of working in urban public schools, this early retirement plan is beneficial to... [MORE]	Matt	Feb 15, 2008 07:00