Romania pension cut ruled illegal

BBC News ^ | June 25, 2010

[Cheap_Hessian]

A top court in Romania has ruled out a pension cut demanded by the country's government as part of a deficit-cutting financial austerity measure.

The government wanted to cut state pensions by 15%, as well as slashing wages and welfare allowances.

But the Constitutional Court said the pension cut was unconstitutional, a ruling which cannot be appealed.

[central_va]

Coming to a state near you....

[central_va]

Are they on the euro?

[Cheap_Hessian]

Are they on the euro?

No

[The Good Doctor]

Perhaps they can rule bankruptcy and the following destitution unconstitutional as well.

[Reeses]

unconstitutional

I wonder if it's possible to write a country's constitution that makes all leftism unconstitutional. That would be a country that would last forever, and colonize Mars and beyond.

[Riodacat]

...,Do You Miss Me Now?

[wally_bert]

That would be a great idea.

[central_va]

The govt. should devalue the currency 15% then.

[rawhide]

No, not really, but a lot of things are priced in Euros, so you have to convert to Romanian Lei to figure the correct price.

[SunkenCiv]

The government wanted to cut state pensions by 15%

That's okay, they'll get it on the back end with death panels.

[RWB Patriot]

On one hand, government shouldn’t assume debts it can’t handle, especially on things that are a personal responsibility. On the other, rulings like this are what cause depressions.