Well, this is the month we've all been waiting for. The so called "3% deduction for FRS" is now in the Supreme Court. This 3% isn't going into FRS, it's going to the general budget to cover shortfalls. Hmmm, how is that going to help his pension? The consistence from the private sector employees of Florida is that THEY are the taxpayers and all of the government peons are exempt from paying taxes. Now, let's get into that for a minute, shall we! On the paystub, the same taxes are taken out of my husband's check as they are mine. I am a private sector employee. We don't get an exemption card for sales tax, he has to pay everything that everyone else does. So, how is he NOT a taxpayer? I don't hear anyone griping about military pension or pay. Just people that work for the state. This 3% was not a "do you want in? If so pay this." NO, it was "we are going to take this weather you like it or not. And we are going to tell everyone that we are making you pay your way like everyone else." Actually, the state peons were imposed with a 3% state income tax. For anyone wanting to know was a CO in Florida makes, go to this website Florida has a right to know and under agency select DC. There is a list of what anyone working in the Department of Corrections makes yearly. The highest paid employees are the doctors, with a big margin, DC teacher, THEN Corrections Officers!!! What a shame!!!!! For getting physically attacked; getting urine, feces, blood and other bodily fluids thrown at them; the risk of getting something that Comet won't wash off; no support from the higher ups; death threats to themselves and/or family (and ability to do so); and if an inmate gets mad because their property was searched or they were told to do something they didn't want to, they get written up, sued and threat/actual job loss. Yep, this is how we treat the men and women that go through that gate day in and day out without fail and without weapons or proper protection. Seems right to me (sarcasm)!
I'll give a little personal side story. Last year after this tax was imposed, Hubby needed to redo his financial paperwork for Child Support. He already pays a crazy amount, but that's besides the point. We get to the Child Support Enforcement office, go through all the normal identification process and all. When they went over his financials, they said if it was pressed, he could pay MORE! I'm the financial person in our family. When I was filling out the paperwork, Hubby didn't believe what all we paid in bills and gas. Now, we live way beneath our means (well, we do have a date night every once in a while). If it wasn't for help from our family, we would be living in our car. I'm not saying that for sympathy or pity, just letting it all out there. I'm just aggravated how this state treats these brave men and women. Pay them peanuts and take away everything that was promised, then charge them an income tax.
