Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site hcradm.UUCP Path: utzoo!hcrvax!hcradm!chrisr From: chrisr@hcradm.UUCP (Chris Retterath) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Bryce and the Pork Barrel Message-ID: <1289@hcradm.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 17:50:20 EDT Article-I.D.: hcradm.1289 Posted: Tue Oct 16 17:50:20 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Oct-84 01:15:12 EDT References: <823@ubc-ean.CDN> Organization: Human Computing Resources, Toronto Lines: 20 > One thing you can say about politicians - they sure know how to look > after their own. > J.B. Robinson I agree totally. For an even more obscene example, look at the indexed pensions received by all MPs. Civil servants also get indexed pensions. Civil servants are forced to make large contributions to their pension funds, but of course general tax revenues are always around to take up the slack. MPs do not make such large contributions, and consequently their pensions are totally inexcusable, in my opinion. Insurance people get the most upset when I discuss this with them, but I have yet to meet ANYONE who agrees with this setup. Is there anyone on the net who has a prevailing argument? I would like to hear it! -- Chris Retterath {decvax,utcsrgv,utzoo}!hcr!hcradm!chrisr also available: ....!cygnus!chris