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It's seems like there should be a cap on state pensions of $20,000 a month. $20k a month should be plenty to support a family even in ridiculous California and

It's seems like there should be a cap on state pensions of $20,000 a month. $20k a month should be plenty to support a family even in ridiculous California and New York.

bannedaccount 9y ago
I think a cap on private sector workers income would save more money, there are many more of them and many of them have unimportant jobs. If the government just capped their incomes at 100K a month we could pay off all national debt in months.
- nodesocket 9y ago
  Ummm no, private sector should be able to pay whatever they want. The only reason I am suggesting a cap is because these pensions are taxpayer funded. Socialist Hacker News strikes again.
  - bannedaccount 9y ago
    Provide an argument about why government workers are worth less then private workers? Defense is taxpayer funded should we cap pensions at Boeing? They make much more then government workers too, why aren't you suggesting that? I think it's just simple realism, not ideologically driven.
- randyrand 9y ago
  private sector is not paid from public tax dollars.
  - bannedaccount 9y ago
    Actually you are 100% wrong, Defense is funded with taxpayer dollars. The internet was invented and maintained with taxpayer dollars, the whole private sector is feeding off free goods created by the government. Why shouldn't the government negotiate? That only seems fair.
    - cocoablazing 9y ago
      The whole private sector is feeding off taxpayer dollars —that came from the private sector. Your comments regarding this are nonsensical.
      - bannedaccount 9y ago
        This isn't even an argument.
- colemannugent 9y ago
  >If the government just capped their incomes at 100K a month we could pay off all national debt in months. The government would be quickly replaced with one who would undo this change. Nobody would support it. This is so ridiculous I think you're trolling.
  - closeparen 9y ago
    That may be true, but if the .1% of households making more than $1m/year can obviously and unquestionably overthrow the government, we may as well dispense with any pretense of democracy.
- DesiLurker 9y ago
  you are trolling. go away!
  - bannedaccount 9y ago
    I really don't understand for this is trolling in China they do stuff like this all the time and it's very effective, I just think we need to discuses these things openly. I see it as inevitable that something like this happens, the sky high salaries paid to private sector who add no appreciable value to society is unsustainable.

It's seems like there should be a cap on state pensions of $20,000 a month. $20k a month should be plenty to support a family even in ridiculous California and New York.

bannedaccount 9y ago

I think a cap on private sector workers income would save more money, there are many more of them and many of them have unimportant jobs. If the government just capped their incomes at 100K a month we could pay off all national debt in months.

nodesocket 9y ago
Ummm no, private sector should be able to pay whatever they want. The only reason I am suggesting a cap is because these pensions are taxpayer funded. Socialist Hacker News strikes again.
- bannedaccount 9y ago
  Provide an argument about why government workers are worth less then private workers? Defense is taxpayer funded should we cap pensions at Boeing? They make much more then government workers too, why aren't you suggesting that? I think it's just simple realism, not ideologically driven.
randyrand 9y ago
private sector is not paid from public tax dollars.
- bannedaccount 9y ago
  Actually you are 100% wrong, Defense is funded with taxpayer dollars. The internet was invented and maintained with taxpayer dollars, the whole private sector is feeding off free goods created by the government. Why shouldn't the government negotiate? That only seems fair.
  - cocoablazing 9y ago
    The whole private sector is feeding off taxpayer dollars —that came from the private sector. Your comments regarding this are nonsensical.
    - bannedaccount 9y ago
      This isn't even an argument.
colemannugent 9y ago
>If the government just capped their incomes at 100K a month we could pay off all national debt in months. The government would be quickly replaced with one who would undo this change. Nobody would support it. This is so ridiculous I think you're trolling.
- closeparen 9y ago
  That may be true, but if the .1% of households making more than $1m/year can obviously and unquestionably overthrow the government, we may as well dispense with any pretense of democracy.
DesiLurker 9y ago
you are trolling. go away!
- bannedaccount 9y ago
  I really don't understand for this is trolling in China they do stuff like this all the time and it's very effective, I just think we need to discuses these things openly. I see it as inevitable that something like this happens, the sky high salaries paid to private sector who add no appreciable value to society is unsustainable.