Hub Blog demands pension readjustment: Billy Bulger
beat the system he used to oversee on
behalf of himself and his ilk. OK. Now it's my turn at the trough. Henceforth, I shall include the following past and future perks in my pension calculations, to be submitted to the Social Security system and/or the state pension fund upon my retirement: The pizza parties occasionally paid for by employers. Hmmm. What other perks has the private sector given me? The lobby table candies. Employee-discount newspaper subscriptions. T-shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs emblazoned with company logos given by past employers as 'holiday gifts,' not to mention staplers, paper clips, tape, pens, paper, notepads, scissors and other office supplies that turned into home supplies. Travel porn expenses. Leftover catered sandwiches, sodas, Big Grab chips from sales meetings. Etc., etc. ... Add it up! ... And don't forget the health-care and 401(k) contributions. ... Shocking News Department: Judges
treat a fellow judge in a non-private sector manner! One question: Will the one-year unpaid suspension count against his state pension calculation? Why ask. ...