There has been a lot of talk
over the years with respect to underfunded pension plans and the current
federal and provincial governments have decided to take the axe to pensions in
a number of different ways. The federal
government has implemented delayed pensions for those born after 1958 (I think
that’s the date). The Alberta government,
among other things, is also delaying pensions.
The hypocrisy of these moves are simply beyond the pale. While hard working individuals are forced to
work longer, with less, the ones who govern are able to take their pensions
immediately on leaving office. Furthermore
they have access to more than one pension as they end up in other public
payroll offices.
Rather than point fingers I
attach links to several recent articles below.
The audacity of what goes on in government is incredible but more appalling
is how these characters continue to stamp out any hope for the middle and lower
income people all the while finger pointing and accusing us of feeling “entitled”. I don’t understand why more people don’t get
upset by all the downright pilfering of our tax dollars by these scoundrels.
An example that continues to
baffle me is how our premier’s assistant can expense weekly hotel bills at the
most expensive hotel in Edmonton on that taxpayers’ account. Other elected MLAs stay in hotels for less
than half. But in the first place, why
would someone who is essentially an employee be staying in a hotel on a weekly
basis on taxpayer dollars? This individual
apparently lives in Calgary but is now working for the premier in Edmonton. So why isn’t this person relocated like they
would be in private business? And if,
for whatever obscure reason, it actually is reasonable to house this person up
in a hotel – why on earth would it have to be the most expensive hotel in
Edmonton? I am sorry Alison Redford but
you absolutely are wrong, wrong, wrong. Horrendous
enough that you would take a trip to South Africa for $45,000 and not
apologize; now you ignore common sense cost cutting and again make new
apology? You are on a very slippery
slope and I do not give the Conservative government a chance in the next
election. The arrogance of this
government is sticking in everyone’s throats, including hard core
conservatives.
I for one will not be sorry
to see them go, even if it means having an ultra conservative replacement in
the Wildrose party. I am seriously FED
UP.
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