Bruno Will Get Hefty Pension

State Senator Joseph Bruno, who will retire tomorrow from his decades of public service tomorrow, will receive $90,000-100,000 annually in pension. According to the NY Times, that's a step up from his base salary of $79,500/year (plus his retirement health benefits are pretty sweet, too). But Bruno won't be kicking back, telling reporters, "I’m not the kind of guy who’s going to go off and retire and just play with horses and golf." He says he'll work in the private sector, not for a non-profit.

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Gottta love Albany...bunch of bastards.

I hope he rots in jail, eventually. But if you're going to have power over a multi-billion dollar state budget, you better get paid with a good pension otherwise it's just Third World corruption and not First World. Don't ever think the two are the same.

Politicians' salaries and pensions should not be set by politicians. They should be locked in as a percentage of the GNP (or GDP of cities, states, etc. for local government). If the country does well, they get more pay. Or COL adjustments that directly match inflation, not a penny more. The henhouse should not be left in the care of the wolves.

Pay 'em minimum wage. If they don't like it, they can always do something about it while in office.

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