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Why Illinois Is In Trouble - 63,000 Public Employees With $100,000+ Salaries Cost Taxpayers $10B
Forbes ^
| 07/26/2017
| Adam Andrzejewski
Posted on 07/26/2017 10:08:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: CincyRichieRich
But, but, they work so hard! lol
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:42:33 AM PDT
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: SeekAndFind
I grew up in IL. A gal I knew as a youth retired at age 48 from a teaching career. She and her husband were both public school teachers, retired under age 50. Their combined salary from about 2014 was close to $200,000. I expect their lifetime pensions are a good percentage of that figure.
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:43:20 AM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: SeekAndFind
I’ve lived in Illinois all my life. Biggest mistake I made was not getting a job with the State as soon as I got out of school. I’d be living on easy street right now if I had done that back then.
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:51:24 AM PDT
by
bobt7818
(Call your Congressman)
To: SeekAndFind
And don’t forget they’ll make more in pensions when they retire then go on to double dipping and hire on again.
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:54:58 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
To: NEMDF
A gal I knew as a youth retired at age 48 from a teaching career. I suspect she didn't actually retire at 48, but deferred it until 55. The only way to retire before 55 that I know of, was 30 and out. New hires can't retire before 67..
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:57:13 AM PDT
by
EVO X
To: EVO X
I don’t know the details, other than that she and spouse announced they were retiring, and they no longer work at jobs.
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posted on
07/26/2017 10:59:22 AM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: NEMDF
One of the more eyebrow raising pension stories I’ve heard is ValJar’s part time postion at the CTA. She worked for 8 years pulling in about $50K a year. The last I heard she was collecting $38K per year in retirement. Not sure how she pulled that off.
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:12:39 AM PDT
by
EVO X
To: SeekAndFind
It’s called reparations folks.
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:23:36 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(Build the damn wall...)
To: rlmorel
Probably has to kick back $100,000/yr to the one who gave’em the job.
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:27:57 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Smoke does not mean fire when someone threw a smoke grenade.)
To: ichabod1
Wake up..this goes on in every state..this just to the extreme...
Boston had the Fire chief go on vacation..the second became fire chief and retired getting the fire Chief pension credit..
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:38:25 AM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: SeekAndFind
ILLINOIS has become a GOV’T DHIMMITUDE state.
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:43:34 AM PDT
by
stars & stripes forever
(Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:51:44 AM PDT
by
Notforprophet
(Don't Tread On Me)
To: ichabod1
Heh, I know it is no laughing matter, but for some reason, I find that both incongruously funny, and infuriatingly plausible!
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posted on
07/26/2017 11:55:36 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Donald Trump: Making Liberal Heads Explode 140 Characters At A Time.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
07/26/2017 4:45:26 PM PDT
by
Chode
(You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
To: rlmorel
YEah, it really isn’t because I subtracted $100,000 from several of those salaries and they looked about right for a government salary for the job.
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posted on
07/27/2017 9:19:28 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Smoke does not mean fire when someone threw a smoke grenade.)
To: ichabod1
That is nauseating to even consider...dammit.
I tend to look at every single one of these things now as a tip of an iceberg.
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posted on
07/27/2017 9:23:17 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Donald Trump: Making Liberal Heads Explode 140 Characters At A Time.)
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