Comments on: Government Employee Retirement Costs

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:34:34 +0000

If you are comfortable in your retirement, thank a State politician. If you like your current situation, support a socialist. If you feel responsible for the future of our nation and Nevada, not to mention the unbearable burden we are placing on out children (taxation without representation, by the way), you have nobody in our leadership system to thank. This is a hard pill to choke down, but, I hope you are comfortable in your retirement. I will find it difficult to feel sorry for you, however, when the checks either stop coming or bounce.

By: Mark D

Mark D — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:35:02 +0000

James and Doug,

Escellent points! Don’t re-elect any one, including Senator’s, who voted to reduce the retirement contributions of public employees.

Don’t re-elect any one, inlcuding Senators, who voted for AB68 a few years ago.

Don’t re-elect any one, including Senator’s, who voted to ensure that our cops and fireman are only young and vibrant.

Don’t re-elect any one, including Senator’s, who try to scare you with funding costs twenty years out! Hell, if you fiqured your fixed cost of food for the next twenty years, you’d scare yourself silly.

By: Frank Master,MD

Frank Master,MD — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:14:17 +0000

I’m very comfortable with my retirement from the state of Nevada.Thank you,thank you, thank you.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:47:29 +0000

James, you’re very optomistic. I wish I shared your opinion, but in my limited experience Government doesn’t know the meaning of “breaking point” - be assured they will rape and pillage the private sector to starvation levels to ensure that retired police and firefighters are getting their “fair” $90,000 a year or whatever ridiculous figure it is. Not until every non-government employee is wandering homeless and every business is shut down will they be satiated - and then, they will probably try to figure a way to sell our organs since it’s not fair that some of us have two kidneys, etc. I know that’s ridiculous, but every time I think something is too ridiculous for government, it actually happens.

The only good thing is that liberals will cut school funding before they ever consider cutting pension benefits.

It is times like this that perhaps we should look to China - where they execute corrupt politicians. Perhaps this would clear the field a bit.

By: James Nance

James Nance — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:53:39 +0000

1. Of course, we should raise taxes to fund retiring government employees at their full salaries or near full salaries.

According to Ralston and the Sun, raising taxes is the solution to all problems.

I am also sure that Ralson and the Sun will love a law that says we all get full retirenment salary.

2. As this problem grows it has and will continue to put a squeeze on government budgets.

3. Eventually, there will be a breaking point and retiring employees will be short changed on their pension payments.