Massachusetts is not the only state where the benefits that come with public pensions are such that people will go to any lengths in order to make themselves eligible for one or, if already eligible, increase their length of service.
The Washington Times ran this editorial Sunday focusing on abuses in New Jersey and Wisconsin.
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It’s a spending problem
Posted in Local politics, Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2007 Comments
The latest issue of MassINC’s CommonWealth magazine has a good article on the fiscal perils facing Bay State communities. Residents of Salem, Gloucester and Lawrence, all of which are dealing with significant deficits these days, might want to take note.
Unfortunately author Gabrielle Gurley devotes too much space to municipal leaders’ whining about how they need [...]
Bill Mugford of Middleton called this morning to offer his thoughts on the recent Eagle-Tribune series on public pensions. He’s viewed the situation from both sides — as a member of the town’s board of selectmen and an employee of its highway department.
He commended the papers for exposing the greed and exploitation that beset the [...]
For years the joke was a staple whenever politicians gathered, whether at the old Commodore in Beverly for St. Patrick’s Day or at one of those “times” held to raise money for an influential member of the House or Senate.
So-and-so was leaving his state or city job to enter “the dreaded private sector.”
Now we’re learning [...]
The cost of government giveaways in the Bay State is coming home to roost as the “Pension Tidal Wave” series beginning today in the Eagle-Tribune newspapers demonstrates. Read series here
Cities and towns, with the encouragement of the Legislature, are providing their employees with far more in terms of retirement benefits, health insurance, and early retirement [...]
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Nelson Benton is editorial page editor of The Salem News. Over the past four decades he has covered all the cities and towns of the North Shore, as well as the Statehouse. His political column appears every Friday on the Opinion page. Categories
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