Comments on: DiNapoli Says Big Pay Raises Are Justified

By: ifiwerequeen

ifiwerequeen — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:02:39 +0000

I agree with JD. I work for a private fortune 500 company and our pensions were frozen year-end 2007. Why do all government workers including our State Senators and State Assembly think they are entitled to a pension? If they think they are all entitled, then why didn’t they stop the private fortune 500 companies from freezing their pension plans and also going to cash balance pension plans. All of these politicians need to feel the pain like the rest of us in the private sector. Until they feel the same pain, they won’t dare reform the tax structure. If we want to reduce property taxes and every other tax in New York State, we need major tax reform. There are only a few elected officials out there there that have the GUTS to make major changes. Most politicians are self-serving individuals only interested in getting re-elected and outright lie to their constituents. There are a few that have integrity and tell it like it is and the way it should be. The brave politician that does come along and does raise the significant issues, are labeled as troublemakers and their party won’t even back them with $$$ or help to get elected or re-elected. You all know who you are.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:03:55 +0000

Pension?? Where’s my pension??? Like most other taxpayers, I work for a private company with no pension. Do gov’t employees contribute to their pension? Is it like my 401k where I get 10 cents for every $1.00 I put in??
I’ll bet a pension is better than a 10% return.

By: I need a raise to

I need a raise to — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:57:02 +0000

Of course they need a raise they work very hard in that part time job that they have.

New York State pays the highest tax in the United States.
Business taxes are the highest in the World.
Westchester County pays the 3rd. highest property taxes in

the United States.

People are leaving New York every day because they can’t

afford to live here anymore.

They work so hard for us, of course they need one.

By: I want to know

I want to know — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:37:29 +0000

I would like to know before the November Election on how each one of our State Assembly and State Senators will vote on this. They are going to wait till after the election to vote themselves a raise so we should know before we vote.

I know they all look at this blog so if they do not go on record saying they will oppose it. You will have to take for granted that they will vote on it.

Lets see if any of them will have the courage to publicly caome out for it.