2008 House Bill 6118: Revise government pension management details

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Introduced by Rep. Alma Smith (D) on May 14, 2008, to transfer the duty for selecting and managing the health care insurance benefits provided to retired legislators from an office within the legislature to the Office of Retirement Services in the Department of Management and Budget.
- Referred to the House Retiree Health Care Reforms Committee on May 14, 2008.
  - Reported in the House on June 5, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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1) It's Good To See by Anonymous Citizen on June 9, 2008

Someone differentiate between public employee pensions and the pension and health benefits received by elected officials.

Anger and frustration that really is precipitated by elected officials should not inspire attacks directed at ordinary civil service employees as a class.
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2) No pension by Anonymous Citizen on June 9, 2008
How about prorating legislative pensions and health care benefits for the years they actually worked? They are not full time State employees, who have to work 10 years to be vested in the old days and 4 years to be vested now. Give them the same benefits as State workers. Why do they get better benefits for less time worked and less productivity?????
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3) Let's See by Anonymous Citizen on June 8, 2008

Because you feel like you have had a raw deal in the private sector, it's OK to back out on commitments made (in your name) to employees in the public sector.

In other words, you think giving someone else a good hard kick in the kajoobies is bound to make you feel a lot a better and solve all your own ills.

Here's some news for you.

Imposing hard breaks on some else who no more earned them than you did will not compensate you for your loss. Nor will it actually make you feel better, unless you are some kind of a sociopath.
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