The Coming Class War over Government Pensions

We the people, the “blood bags” upon whom the public sector parasites feed, are quickly reaching the point where we will have no more money to give. The looming war over government pensions is the front line in the economic war being waged by “government against the people.”

There’s a class war coming to the world of government pensions.

The haves are retirees who were once state or municipal workers. Their seemingly guaranteed and ever-escalating monthly pension benefits are breaking budgets nationwide.

The have-nots are taxpayers who don’t have generous pensions. Their 401(k)s or individual retirement accounts have taken a real beating in recent years and are not guaranteed. And soon, many of those people will be paying higher taxes or getting fewer state services as their states put more money aside to cover those pension checks.

At stake is at least $1 trillion. That’s trillion, with a “t,” as in titanic and terrifying.

Read more at the New York Times.

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Judge Says Aussies May Tell Cops to **** Off

News flash! The fundamental right to speak one’s mind has been upheld in a court! How radical is that?

A Queensland magistrate has ruled that it is acceptable for people to tell police officers to “f*ck off”.

Magistrate Peter Smid yesterday threw out the court case against Mundingburra man Bardon Kaitira, 28, who swore at a female officer outside the Consortium night club on December 20, last year at 2.40am, The Townsville Bulletin reports.

Constable Belinda Young gave evidence that Mr Kaitira used the swear word twice towards her after a group of officers patrolling Flinders St East poured out his girlfriend’s drink.

“The defendant said ‘f*ck off’ and starting walking away and I asked: ‘What did you say?’,” she said.

“He said ‘f*ck off” again and then said: ‘I don’t like the police you think you are all heroes’.

“I told him it was an offence to swear at an officer and gave him two choices – a fine or be arrested.”

Mr Kaitira opted to be put in handcuffs and taken to the watch house.

After winning the landmark case he explained outside court why he pleaded not guilty – despite admitting to swearing at Constable Young.

“On the night it was completely over the top and I didn’t think it was fair,” Mr Kaitira said.

“Most people just cop a fine but I didn’t want to do that.”

Read more at the Daily Telegraph.

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