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. Recently there was some kind of poll in the news that Lazio had it 3-1 over Levy. Hmmmm. I doubt that will last (if it is actuallly true and Lazio didn't pay for it somehow).
The fact that pensions cannot be touched is a crying shame, and Levy needs to take the bullet proof vest off civil service pensions.
How about Tassone in Roslyn, former superintendent is sent to jail for stealing a couple of million bucks from the district, only to continue to collect on his $175K a year pension!
Anyone on LI who doesn't vote for Steve Levy is a moron.
In bankruptcy law, yes, that is something the creditors absolutely cannot touch. However, there have been cases of public servants fired who do not get their pensions. Would have to research this.
I'm serious about firing teachers and administrators. Sorry, but they are not the "untouchables". If they fail to make proper concessions, then they should be out. We can hire plenty of great teachers from the NY tri-state area who will do the job.
Other districts around the country have done it. We can do it too. Then we will see how the collective bargaining negotiations go next time
I'll be voting for him. Recently there was some kind of poll in the news that Lazio had it 3-1 over Levy. Hmmmm. I doubt that will last (if it is actuallly true and Lazio didn't pay for it somehow). Lazio is one of the most useless weasels in politics. The last time he ran a (failed) campaign he left many small businesses and vendors holding the bag by running up bills and not paying them and he has the nerve to start campaigning yet again to be the governor of NYS. (But, even if he were of sterling character, I would still vote for Levy!)
The poll was done days before Levy announced his official running on the GOP, Gafney scored just about the same when he first announced his running.
The fact that pensions cannot be touched is a crying shame, and Levy needs to take the bullet proof vest off civil service pensions.
How about Tassone in Roslyn, former superintendent is sent to jail for stealing a couple of million bucks from the district, only to continue to collect on his $175K a year pension!
Anyone on LI who doesn't vote for Steve Levy is a moron.
There are a lot of morons - not just in Long Island, either.
I'm serious about firing teachers and administrators. Sorry, but they are not the "untouchables". If they fail to make proper concessions, then they should be out. We can hire plenty of great teachers from the NY tri-state area who will do the job.
Other districts around the country have done it. We can do it too. Then we will see how the collective bargaining negotiations go next time
Remember PATCO ... Nobody is irreplaceable. Nobody.
My district has a tax increase slated for the upcoming budget, and no shocker, it's mostly due to salary/pension crap.
So, I'm looking at my assessment and how it dropped considerably for the next school tax year, and then this crap with the tax increase, which ends up negating my former potential tax savings on the lowered assessment. Nice.
You just can't win. Total scam and totally unfair system.
I'm serious about firing teachers and administrators. Sorry, but they are not the "untouchables". If they fail to make proper concessions, then they should be out. We can hire plenty of great teachers from the NY tri-state area who will do the job.
Other districts around the country have done it. We can do it too. Then we will see how the collective bargaining negotiations go next time
That's the key - bust the union, makes the teachers and administrators accept cuts to their benefits and put caps on pay so the outlandish numbers that are thrown around don't occur.
It's a bit more difficult with the police, but another department needs to be formed, free and clear of the PBA. Force the NCPD and SCPD out.
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