Illinois Democrat Politicians = Political Pool Sharks
by Sam Pierce on May.24, 2008, under Illinois Libiots, Libiot Candidates, Marx Worshipping Libiots, Socialist Libiots
My latest post at Conservative Common Man:
Illinois Democrat Politicians = Political Pool Sharks
Published by Sam Pierce
I was perusing the headlines of the on-line version of my former hometown newspaper, The Telegraph, and I noticed the following eye-catching title. “Former legislator getting golden parachute.” Before clicking the link, I thought Chicago Democrat. It came as no shock to read that the swindler in question is former state senator Carol Ronen, Democrat from Chicago (7th District.) From The Telegraph:
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago newspaper reports that former State Senator Carol Ronen worked only eight weeks in Governor Rod Blagojevich’s office earlier this years but is being rewarded for her brief service with a golden parachute.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the job in the governor’s office means that the 63-year-old Ronen will receive nearly $38,000 in increased pension pay a year for the rest of her life.
Ronen’s stint as a Blagojevich senior adviser is enabling the governor’s one-time Senate floor leader to get a $102,000-a-year state pension. Ronen will thus earn 35 percent more in retirement than she did as a $75,301-a-year legislator.
Had Blagojevich not hired Ronen and had she retired from the Senate at this time, her pension would be $64,005 annually.
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