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I have wondered the same thing. I don't think they should, but I bet they do.  Rolan Kraps SASS Regulator Gainesville, Georgia. NRA Range Safety Officer NRA Certified Instructor - Pistol / Personal Protection Inside the Home | |||
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I'm pretty sure they get a lifetime pension and free medical care. | |||
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Downtown I really needed that laugh. Lose their pensions... ROTFLMAO... Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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FFC - fat fucking chance. They are set for life after one term. What a deal!! RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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If you are fired, or quit, after your pension rights have vested, do you lose them? Of course not, any more than you lose last month’s paycheck. There is more rumor and misinformation on the internet about Congressional pensions and health care than the strange object that landed in Roswell on July 8, 1947. The facts are online for the perusal. Link Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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That's the rub. If they 'retire', they get their benefits. If they aren't re-elected, they don't get benefits. Senators are vested after 1 term, congressman after their second term (5th year). Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed. | |||
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I would say that they should also loose their freedom. God knows I would be in prison if I did 1% of the illegal shit those slimy politicians do. | |||
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They get it and medical even if they go to jail, they take care of themselves no matter what. "Hold my beer.....Watch this". | |||
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Of course --- where's the guillotine? Never be more than one step away from your sword-Old Greek Wisdom | |||
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Most of them are resigning for non-prosecutable offenses. Is kissing a woman really sexual assault? Can you be imprisoned for patting someone's ass? We need to get a sense of proportion. Grabbing ass is minor. Using taxpayer dollars to provide settlements is major. Franken and Conyers are gone. The system that looted us to pay for their nonsense is still in place. | |||
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Most likely nothing will be done to their pensions. We should, however, address the slush fund use to silence their accusers. It's our money. | |||
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They will still get their money, besides the graft they received while in office, you can rest assured they will come out ahead for the rest of their miserable lives. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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Well then, I wish them all very short lives... | |||
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Here are the folks who received "enhanced annuity" pensions in the fed.gov. 1.7% for the first 20 years of service, 1% for every year thereafter: -Firefighters -LEOs -Nuclear Materials Couriers -Air Traffic Controllers ....and.... -Members of Congress and their staffers. Yup. When you think "Hazardous" and "Jobs that need to be done by young and fit people," think firemen, nuclear materials couriers, and Members of Congress, so much so that they deserve a higher annuity calculation to compensate for their shorter career viability. Just like you can't expect a fireman to still be humping hose when he's 62, you can't expect a Congressman to.. to.. ...OK, almost did that with a straight face. Members of Congress and staffers are vested immediately and receive their full 1.7% x years <20 no matter what. If I don't actually work MY full 20, I might still be entitled to a "deferred retirement" at minimum retirement age (57-62, depending) but only at 1% per year. Short answer: Yes, they keep their pension.This message has been edited. Last edited by: DennisM, | |||
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