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Submitted by DW, Feb 18, 2008 11:36

Let's elect all new Republicans and Democrat state legislators, because the current legislators voted to permit teachers to retire with full pensions after 25 years. Neither the legislators nor Mayor Bloomberg who clearly lied when he said that the bill is revenue neutral, represent the interests of NY taxpayers. There is a growing disconnect between teachers and government employees who are permitted to retire on full pensions at age 55 and all the taxpayers in the private sector who are required to work at least until 66 to claim social security. I believe that government employees should be required to work at least until age 60 to claim a full pension. This abuse of the NY taxpayers follows Government Pataki's approval of a bill several years ago that added cost of living increases to pensions.

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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...	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
This incentive should be offered to all TRS members, not just to NYC! [MORE]	Kathryn Sever	Feb 15, 2008 15:18
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... [MORE]	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

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