Question, Do these Resigning Politicians lose their pensions?
If not, don't you think they should?
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December 08, 2017, 06:39 AM
Rolan_Kraps
I have wondered the same thing. I don't think they should, but I bet they do.
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December 08, 2017, 06:45 AM
Bulldog7972
I'm pretty sure they get a lifetime pension and free medical care.
December 08, 2017, 06:52 AM
Sig2340
Downtown I really needed that laugh.
Lose their pensions... ROTFLMAO...
Nice is overrated
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December 08, 2017, 07:08 AM
rduckwor
FFC - fat fucking chance. They are set for life after one term.
What a deal!!
RMD
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December 08, 2017, 07:20 AM
JALLEN
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.
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
December 08, 2017, 07:36 AM
Shaql
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).
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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.
December 08, 2017, 08:10 AM
nighthawk
They get it and medical even if they go to jail, they take care of themselves no matter what.
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December 08, 2017, 08:26 AM
greco
Of course --- where's the guillotine?
Never be more than one step away from your sword-Old Greek Wisdom
December 08, 2017, 08:36 AM
Fredward
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.
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.
December 09, 2017, 10:17 AM
Ozarkwoods
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.
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December 09, 2017, 10:26 AM
downtownv
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Originally posted by Ozarkwoods: 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.
Well then, I wish them all very short lives...
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December 09, 2017, 10:27 AM
DennisM
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:
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,
