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white cloud

(2,567 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:56 PM Mar 2012

Fort Worth Rep. Wants Pension ‘Double Dippers’ Revealed

NORTH TEXAS (The Texas Tribune) – Just like Governor Rick Perry, state Rep. Lon Burnam has been told he can start drawing a government pension right now, without leaving his job.

But Burnam said he has no plans to take the money.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/03/06/fort-worth-rep-wants-pension-double-dippers-revealed/

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Fort Worth Rep. Wants Pension ‘Double Dippers’ Revealed (Original Post) white cloud Mar 2012 OP

Please, oh please. TexasTowelie Mar 2012 #1

A little transparency goes a long way sonias Mar 2012 #2

TexasTowelie

(112,527 posts)

1. Please, oh please.

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Wed Mar 7, 2012, 12:10 AM

Mar 2012

I don't want Rick Perry to reveal himself. Aacck. There are laws against that!

sonias

(18,063 posts)

2. A little transparency goes a long way

Reply to white cloud (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:19 PM

Mar 2012

Why the hell not. Good for Lon Burnam!

He has more morals than rick perry could ever dream of. Not that ricky perry ever dreams of being a moral person.

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