Give Perry a free pass for double dipping?

Should we hold someone to a standard which we wouldn't uphold ourselves?

Are you really telling us, bill, that if you had your pension coming and still had another avenue for income that you would defer the first until the "right time?"

 

If he worked to receive it and it is legal, good for him! I do hope he uses it wisely, but that part isn't my business. It does annoy me when people get upset over others who do perfectly legal things as it appears to be nothing more than simple jealousy.
This is how it works.
Why change it? Is it that horrible that someone worked their tails off for half their lives and are now reaping lots of benefits for their labor because they're smart enough to figure out how?
I don't think so. I'm happy for him.
I'd be happier if he shared with me, but that's okay. I didn't earn it, he did. Congrats to him for sticking it out, having business savvy, and making things work to his favor. There's no reason to change the law simply because we didn't choose paths in life that lead to riches.
Be happy with what you do and what you have. If you're not, don't be jealous of others. Just change what you're doing if you find yourself upset over someone else's success.

 

True, but Salty...there are lots of ways to cut budgets without cutting pensions and paychecks, from small operations to large ones.

Think schools...right now, some can't even buy books, but are getting specific grants to buy insanely expensive state-of-the-art equipment for yearbook and such. Why not refuse those grants and explain that "hey, our kids don't have books to take home and study, we appreciate your generosity, but can we use it for BOOKS?" (seriously, there are kids with poor grades who can't study at home)

Upper levels...do you realize how much is spent yearly on snacks, lunches and dinners? Why not have everyone bring their own sack meals or lunches? Shoot, make things potluck. LOL Don't spend a year's salary on just a couple dinners that people can bring themselves from home if they can't make it through a meeting, don't have it catered.

Don't spend thousands upon thousands on silly surveys.

Buy cheaper toilet paper.

Don't fly first class on government money unless it's a working flight and you can prove it.

Etc..

No reason to take the money one individual earns. It might be a nice gesture if the person didn't take as much as they earned and had a right to when it's a lot, but it isn't going to change much overall and he probably pays almost as much in taxes than a lot of us here make in a year. He probably helps out our economy with his purchases and spending and helps contribute to some places staying in business. We NEED individuals with decent incomes. They help our nation stay stable.