LePage...Increases state pension contributions exempting one public employee

[tjwash]

Anyone want to take a wild stab at who that one public employee that doesn't have to pay any more in to the system is?

Under Gov. Paul LePage's proposed budget, teachers and other state employees will be required to increase their contributions to the pension system, from 7.65 percent of their salary to 9.65 percent.

One public employee currently paying 7.65 percent, however, won't see an increase.

The governor has exempted himself.

Older news by a week and a half, but worth repeating, in light of front LePage news....this jerk starts getting his pension payment the minute he leaves office as well. Regular people have to work for decades and retire to start seeing any checks.

[meegbear]

1. In-fuckin-credible

[jpak]

2. Lining his own pocket and that of his family is LePage Job #1

He put his daughter on his staff @ $41K per year + full benefits

She has a BS in Biology and is 22 YO

I wonder if she is taking a hit on her pension????

something tells me

nope

:thumbsdown:

[ck4829]

3. Share the sacrifice

[lz1122]

4. Anybody seen any recent polls?

If the Governor's of Wisconsin, Florida, and Ohio are doing poorly in the polls then surely LePage must be. He didn't win by much as well as only getting about a third of the vote. It's unfortunate that Maine will become an increasingly known State now because of this guy. In Miami when people ask where I am from and tell them Maine the majority response I get is "Where is that?".