More than 6,400 Mass employees make over $100K

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Nice dodge, coward. I asked you if you thought they should make the switch to 401(k)s.

and besides.....thats not what you asked.

This is what you asked

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Again, I see you dodged my other, pertinent question, which was this...given that you concede that public employees "could" live with 401(k)s, don't you think they SHOULD be asked to live with 401(k)s?

and I said Go ahead and ask them.....seems like I answered the question you asked.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

and besides.....thats not what you asked.

This is what you asked



and I said Go ahead and ask them.....seems like I answered the question you asked.

Again, focusing on the details, instead of the main issue.

Dad, I didn't ask you if I had your permission to ask them. I asked if they "SHOULD" be asked...meaning, do you think switching from pensions to 401(k)s is the right thuing to do?

Dad, do you know the difference between "can" and "should"? If my question was "CAN I ask them", then your response (that no one is stopping me) would have been pertinent. But, as you see, what I posted was "SHOULD we ask them". The word "should", to most people, gets at whether or not something is the right thing to do, not whether or not you have permission to do something.



Is that clear enough?

[Fly Rod]

I thought that 401's should have been introduced several years ago. The energy spent here should be directed to your local city council or town selectmen. Not one thing would be solved here. The rant goes on.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

I thought that 401's should have been introduced several years ago. The energy spent here should be directed to your local city council or town selectmen. Not one thing would be solved here. The rant goes on.

Fly Rod, I don't expect issues to be solved here. What I hoped for, was good, rigorous, open debate. But when I ask a pointed question, one gyu accuses me of being jealous of public employees, one guy tells me to stop hating public employees, one guy tells me that people are only "safe" if cops get these benefits...