Lawsuit brings about another win for NY taxpayers (Union: 2014, how much)

[HowardRoarke]

The usual suspects tried blocking it:

NY’s Top Court Orders Disclosure of Union Pension Records - Law Blog - WSJ

See how much public employees in NY make, as well as retired public employees (tax-free if they live in NY):

SeeThroughNY :: Home

[Plantweed]

You sound jealous.

To be fair, these should also be made public:

• the names and salaries of all employees of companies who have received any kind of tax break or incentive
• anyone on a government welfare program (food cards, WIC, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
• anyone on social security (retired or on disability)

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Plantweed

You sound jealous.

To be fair, these should also be made public:

• the names and salaries of all employees of companies who have received any kind of tax break or incentive
• anyone on a government welfare program (food cards, WIC, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
• anyone on social security (retired or on disability)

That's A LOT of people we're talking about then and may include a lot of people that don't think about things like that.

[Plantweed]

Well, they all receive taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded services, right? Why single out public employees (who earn their pay, deferred and otherwise)?

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Plantweed

Well, they all receive taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded services, right? Why single out public employees (who earn their pay, deferred and otherwise)?

Oh, I agree and there could be a slippery slope in regards to the topic.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Plantweed

You sound jealous.

To be fair, these should also be made public:

• the names and salaries of all employees of companies who have received any kind of tax break or incentive
• anyone on a government welfare program (food cards, WIC, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
• anyone on social security (retired or on disability)

Individuals pay into Medicare as well as SS retirement and disability. The taxpayer is receiving the benefit s/he paid into.

Did you mean SSI?

[Plantweed]

And the majority of pension funding (at least at the state level) comes from employee contributions and investment returns. The retiree is receiving the benefit s/he paid into, at least for a time, and earned either way.