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<blockquote data-quote="Channahon" data-source="post: 812683" data-attributes="member: 7666">I only speak from my perspective, on the corruption, fraud and waste in the state of Illinois, regarding local, and state employees. Most state employees here get pensions that match their salaries, and toward the end of their careers, they accumulate vacations and personal days to enhance their retirement benefits. Does any employee at UPS get that benefit?&nbsp;The Cook County Sheriffs Dept has 20% disability rate, so the staffing is compensated by 20% in salaries and benefits, and with that trend, 5% of the 20% will go out on disability.&nbsp;So to tax the rich, and not of your definition, but according to the Feds, anyone couple who makes over $250,000 a year, well think of all the small and medium size businesses at UPS. Add to that Obama Health care mandates, and the rich as defined above cannot provide the jobs to get the economy going again.&nbsp;In my thoughts it is time for public employees to participate in this recession, and cut costs, that are the taxpayers burden. The private sector has lost jobs, homes, benefits, while public employees have been getting raises. I am not anti union by any stretch of the imagination, just business experience with planning, cost plans and accountability. Thank you</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Channahon, post: 812683, member: 7666"] I only speak from my perspective, on the corruption, fraud and waste in the state of Illinois, regarding local, and state employees. Most state employees here get pensions that match their salaries, and toward the end of their careers, they accumulate vacations and personal days to enhance their retirement benefits. Does any employee at UPS get that benefit? The Cook County Sheriffs Dept has 20% disability rate, so the staffing is compensated by 20% in salaries and benefits, and with that trend, 5% of the 20% will go out on disability. So to tax the rich, and not of your definition, but according to the Feds, anyone couple who makes over $250,000 a year, well think of all the small and medium size businesses at UPS. Add to that Obama Health care mandates, and the rich as defined above cannot provide the jobs to get the economy going again. In my thoughts it is time for public employees to participate in this recession, and cut costs, that are the taxpayers burden. The private sector has lost jobs, homes, benefits, while public employees have been getting raises. I am not anti union by any stretch of the imagination, just business experience with planning, cost plans and accountability. Thank you [/QUOTE]

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