Inmates earning pensions?

Falling under the category -- you can't make this stuff up-- Sen. Dave Aronberg on Tuesday pitched an amendment to a retirement bill that would prevent inmates from building up public retirement benefits while serving time.

And where in the world does such a thing occur? Hillsborough County.

"This comes out of 'news of the weird'," said Aronberg, D-Greenacres, while closing on his amendment in Senate government appropriatons. "It's sort of shocking."

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Why is it shocking? Are they private pensions?

[Donald Lance]

It's alright for state workers to triple dip, in some cases, but it's not alright for prisoners to get pensions? What's wrong with this picture people?

State workers are the least paid in the nation. After they have EARNED their retirement their retirement benefits, based on their lowest in the nation salary, is so little that they have no choice but to work after they retire.

How is this different from someone who retires from Wal-mart and makes so little that they have to work during their retirement?

Perhaps those who have retired from the military should be banned from working any other job for the rest of their lives too???

[John Donson]

8:33. If I retire from the military (Federal) & then go work for a state, there's no conflict. What I have a problem with are people who retire from the state, draw a pension, then take another job with the state while drawing a pension and a paycheck from the same employer. You're example doesn't hold water. Tell me where in the private sector can one retire and draw a pension, reemploy with the same company, then draw a pension and a paycheck at the same time?

I like the one about a future Senate president who got a cushy overpaid job at a university based on his senate position not his job qualifications. Third time's a charm in govt work.

Thanks Aronberg, common sense fiscal management! Now please go give Dockery the big D behind your name and take the R from her's.

Kill them all...

While there should be in law a prohibition of inmates earning toward a retirement, this issue is the fault of the County. They chose how to classify the prisoner-workers...

The better question would be, are they contributing toward retirement for all workers... and if not, why are they doing for the prisoners?

And the next question is, if they are contributing toward a pension for all workers - how do they justify the expenditure for part time workers?

Hey John-

Lucy morgan retired and now draws a check from her former employer for freelance work.

Second, if he rolled over his benefits into a 401(k) or IRA after his employment concluded (legal) and then got rehired is that double dipping if he draws out of that IRA also?

Can't tell me that crimes does not pay!

Don't these inmates also get room and board, dental and medical care.

9:27,

The best the taxes paid by law-abiding citizens can buy.

[John Donson]

9:17 If Lucy is doing freelance work, that would be a contractor paid on a 1099 - not W2.
Second, where in the private sector can you collect retirement benefits then go back to work for them with full benefits being paid into retirement?

I think Lucy is hot!