Arkansas Lottery director's benefits in conflict with law?

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sully16 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:36:46 GMT

I agree...

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OldSchoolPa — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:37:55 GMT

The entire Federal, State, and Municipal Government Pension Scheme makes my blood boil. Decades ago, civil servants were exactly that, servants of the people. The average private sector worker earned more than the average government employee. Now with all the wrangling and scheming unions have done to enhance the defined benefit plans of government employees combined with the year after year of annual wage increases, the average government employee earns double what an average private sector wor... [ More ]

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sully16 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:46:28 GMT

Let them save up for the own retirement just like the rest of us, as far as I'm concerned they are double dipping.

Arkansas Lottery director's benefits in conflict with law?

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:54:50 GMT

Arkansas law expressly prohibits the use of a multiplier in determining the state lottery director's salary for retirement purposes, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said in an opinion Monday.

Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue's base salary is $141,603 a year, but the Lottery Commission has been paying him $324,000 a year thanks to an optional multiplier included in the state's lottery law. His retirement benefits have been based on the $324,000 figure, not his base salary.

Sen. Bobby Gl... [ More ]