Larry Roberts was real bargain
So, retiring state Rep. Larry Roberts will get a $29,000 pension. That means that if he stayed in office instead of retiring, his pay would have been that much less than what his replacement will get. I’m not sure who the winners and who the losers are, if Larry Roberts will be getting his pension and all his benefits, and we will now have to pay his replacement full pay and allowances. It seems that the taxpayers are the losers here.
Larry Roberts was working for $69,000, less than $29,000 he was already entitled to, which amounts to our cost of only $40,000. But now we will be paying $69,000 for his replacement plus the $29,000 for Larry’s pension, or $98,000, plus we now have to pay for benefits for two people.
While we go shopping on Black Friday to find a good deal, Larry Roberts was a bargain and we let him get away. Do you really think his replacement will be better?
Jan Meyers
Uniontown