Comments on: Judges Strikes Down 3% State Pension Overhaul

By: James Green

James Green — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:26:10 +0000

Why dont the funds/money from an undeserved salary, kick-back’s, insurance scam’s, medical scam’s, and other rip-off schemes, so greedily collected by our thief / crook / rip-off artist “governor”, ( for his own personal bank-roll). . . be used for our states budget woes. Scotts rip-off account’s, hidden world-wide, would not hardly be affected, nor his stolen wealth. The crook keeps getting richer screwing honest working people !

By: StateWorker(Rtrd)

StateWorker(Rtrd) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:17:03 +0000

WOW, Governor Scott, I think Back I Voted for YOU. NOT AGAIN. THANKS, Judge Fulford.

By: justsmart

justsmart — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:35:38 +0000

County worker you obviously were overpaid for ten years, No for the rest of you, I’m tired of all the handouts especially in the school system.

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:27:29 +0000

Activist judge=one who makes a ruling I don’t agree with. That judge didn’t overstep her bounds, Gov. Scott, you did. Again.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:23:44 +0000

I sure wish that William would let me say what I think Gov. Scott and that Hairdopelopis(Or however you spell his name) is. I have to be nice, so let’s just say I would love to put some boxing gloves on with either of these clowns for just 10 seconds each, that’s all I would need. On the other hand, I am Glad that we have Judges that keep tyrants from doing as they please without reguard to the law.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:07:28 +0000

REGARDING:
“I would love to get the 3% back, but not at the expense of more cuts. I would rather pay the 3% than lose jobs.”

That is a very noble decision regarding what you want to do with your own money. Now if all people who had their contractual obligations gutted by the action decide to do the same thing, it won’t matter. Of course, that doesn’t guarantee folks will or won’t lose jobs.

In the absence of full agreement by all who were affected, we have the situation in which the state promised to pay its workers a certain amount and then decided to pay 97% of what was agreed. Individually, it’s only stealing three cents per dollar of what was agreed. Collectively, it’s stealing $861,000,000 per year. Not bad if you’re not worried about laws and morals — which I guess they aren’t since they still plan on appealing as long as possible.

Look at it this way: either result will show people the government’s word is unreliable and uncertain. Interesting that they would call judges “activists” who call on them to obey the law. I guess it seems like a strange concept to them.

David for lawful actions
by law makers and law enforcers

By: jon

jon — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:56:04 +0000

But Fulford’s ruling still touched off a round of speculation about how lawmakers could find the money if it came to that. How can this be if the money is to sure up the Retirement system? Just proves it is a tax on public employees!!!!!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:42:45 +0000

You got the short end of the stick when you el;ected the fools you elected. A contract is a contract, and even fla republicans have to abide the contracts they sign. FLA GOP gods faila again!!

By: County Worker

County Worker — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:17:43 +0000

As a county worker, I wish people would quit calling us ignorant, stupid, lazy, and greedy. I have a bachelors degree, just like teachers do. I have not received a cost of living raise or any other kind of raise since 2009. I topped the pay range for my job over ten years ago. However, the cost of living goes up each year. Minimum wage has increased by what $2 dollars or more an hour? That’s $80 a 40 hour work week. And in Florida, minimum wage goes up each year. County, State, and Teachers do not have that benefit. We see the cost of our insurance go up, the cost of our copays go up, the cost of our housing insurance, and the cost of the gas to get to work. And the public cries everychance they get we make to much money. If we aren’t here, who will teach your kids? Who will come when you have fallen and can’t get up? If your in a wreck, who is going to take the call and send lifeflight? Who is going to keep up with who owns what property? If you want to deed property to your kids, who will record those deeds for you? Those overpaid, underappreciated, county, state, and teachers who you think are ruining Florida.

By: me

me — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:15:13 +0000

I would love to get the 3% back, but not at the expence of more cuts. I would rather pay the 3% than lose jobs.