I fail to see how Perry, paying into the system and aquiring the requisite years, being a thief when goes forward and collects, just because he works for the government.
Do we make people, with private retirement plans wait to collect until they are out of the private sector?
Give me a break.
I think Perry is collecting his monthly pension and his monthly salary at the same time.
There is nothing wrong with collecting a pension that you deserve, but you should retire from your job first to collect it.
It works like this. You “retire” for a month and start collecting your monthly pension check. Then return to work and collect your monthly salary too.
That being said, his annual salary as Gov of Texas is less than the annual salary of some high school teachers in Illinois.