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Old 03-21-2014, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MrPots View Post
And then when it all blows up, the politicians aren't blamed...no, they blame the teacher, or the clerk, or the policeman or fireman who took the job in good faith with the pension as part of his pay package for being greedy.
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
The former politician doesn't do what you're saying. He's gone and forgotten. The new one does it because no politician can raise taxes and get reelected. And so it goes.
Maybe so.

But doesn't make it any less maddening to be painted as greedy, a whiner or an entitled brat because you expect your employer to keep their end of the bargain now, does it? What, we're "pussies" because we expect to get what we work for?

Dave
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