Mixed Drinks, Hungover Thoughts

Kentucky.com — There were 51,027 state workers contributing toward the pension fund and 34,120 retirees drawing benefits from it. By 2009, the number of workers slipped to 50,394 while the number of retirees leapt 19 percent to 40,531.

(In a separate fund for Kentucky State Police workers, there already are 239 more retirees getting pensions than active troopers on duty. County governments, served by a third fund, had 93,481 workers and 45,564 retirees.)

At the same time, benefits got a little richer for workers who left under the “incentive windows” the legislature created in recent years to encourage retirement and reduce the payroll. One such incentive let workers base their pensions on their best three years of salaries rather than their best five years.

Is this where my tax dollars are going??!! I mean, not mine specifically because if I ever had a paycheck for the state of Kentucky I’d most likely have larger issues on my hands. But I digress. Seriously though, this is what is wrong with America. Retirees just sucking on the teat of tax payers and opting into early retirement programs so company’s can cut back on their payrolls. Well you know what, I’m not gonna stand for it. If you want to retire early you should immediately be sent to Walmart to become a greeter. That is how you will spend the rest of your days and that is how you will collect an income. I refuse to support your carefree, I’ve-worked-for-30-years-now-I’m-gonna-do-jack-shit lifestyle!

MMango: You realize that this would classify both of our fathers as WalMart greeters… can you handle that Elizadeath?

Elizadeath: Au contraire, my friend…Poppa Mango is only semi-retired. And I see your dad and Dick from Tenney being great friends…