I think Perry OUGHT to be trying to reform this, as Gov.
I find the idea that he deserves retirement pay of $92,000 annually bizarre. I know politicians make sure they have huge retirements beyond the dreams of almost anyone in the private sector...but 92K? Based on being “a state House member, state agriculture secretary and lieutenant governor”?
Sorry, but I don’t think being a politician is “service”.
And BTW - my retirement pay for 25+ years in the military is about $50K. Given the conditions I lived under much of the time, I would have quit the military after about 8 years without the promise of retirement. So - how many state House members quit because their job means they spend much of each year living in tents away from their family? How many Lt Govs quit because they are tired of being shot at?
I also find this comment of yours obscene for a conservative:
“Gov. Perry is the executive of the 13th largest economy in the world, a state of 25,000,000 (and growing).”
Really? He is the CEO of all Texas? I thought he was responsible for the Texas state government...not the entire Texas economy.
When are the Board meetings for the Unified Texas Private Economy?
Show me another governor who has worked harder or had more success than Rick Perry has in maintaining and promoting economic stability during this crippling Obama depression? I’m sure there are others but Perry’s the leader of the pack.
Because he’s pushed back against federal regulations, lawsuits and pushed for and achieved lower state spending, and gone out and brought business from around the country back here to Texas, he gets our votes and has earned his paycheck.
If the people of Texas want to cut government pension payments, it will happen.