A Queens state senator wants to keep legislators from being able to collect a pension and salary at the same time.
Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens) calls the double-dipping practice "disgraceful" and "highly unethical."
The Daily News reported on Monday how 18 current veteran state lawmakers have filed retirement papers in recent years after being re-elected so they could begin collecting their pensions while still serving.
Avella has a bill that would prohibit a lawmaker from collecting a pension while serving if that pension was earned from an elective public office.
"It would end once and for all this practice of double-dipping," he said. "You want to retire, retire."
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Bribes are like double dipping right Tony
I really don't like politicians, but Tony Avella is a great guy!
Thank you Mr. Avella for your honesty and dedication.
You have earned my respect and admiration.
Queens Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, this means you.
Very good Thank you.
Crooked dems policing crooked dems- I love it!
I don't expect you'll be posting that last comment about dems policing dems...
It's not double-dipping. True double-dipping was eliminated years ago. You can't collect a state AND a city pension. That's double-dipping. These elected are collecting a salary and a pension because they are re-elected every two years. You can collect a pension and a salary if you are elected to office. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but it's not double dipping. And if Mr. Acella had enough time in the system or fell into that category, he'd be the first to collect both.
How about our politicians make it against the law for illegal immigrants and criminals to work at NYC Civil service jobs?
Is Melinda collecting a pension from her days as councilmember? How about Tony from his days also as a councilmember?
"How about our politicians make it against the law for illegal immigrants and criminals to work at NYC Civil service jobs?"
You have to be a US Citizen of Resident Alien to work for Federal, State or City government. As for convictions, felonies usually bar one from employment, but not misdemeanors.
Anon No. 9: I don't believe that either is old enough to collect pensions yet.
"It's not double-dipping. True double-dipping was eliminated years ago. You can't collect a state AND a city pension. That's double-dipping. These elected are collecting a salary and a pension because they are re-elected every two years. You can collect a pension and a salary if you are elected to office. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but it's not double dipping. And if Mr. Acella had enough time in the system or fell into that category, he'd be the first to collect both."
You're talking about a man who has turned down lulu's that he was entitled to throughout his entire political career. How can you say he'd be the first to collect, when he's taken the lead of having electeds make a singular honest salary? But keep drinking the kool-aid and throwing out slanderish hearsay all you want, it isn't going to change the fact that Avella will continue to act with integrity.
"But keep drinking the kool-aid and throwing out slanderish hearsay all you want, it isn't going to change the fact that Avella will continue to act with integrity."
It's a convenient position for him to take - sounds good to the masses - but does little to advance the greater good. Don't much like Kool-Aid anyway.
graziano should primary ron kim, it would be an easy win for him
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