American
Citizens Lobbyist Group
151 N.J. lobbyists
still get public pensions despite
reforms
In 2009 Assembly Paul Moriarty drafted legislation to ban newly hired employees of government
lobbying organizations from enrolling in taxpayer-funded pension systems. Four
years later and nothing has been done to correct this situation.
Taxpayers
are subsidizing a private lobbying group — including a six-figure pension for
the top employee — even as it sometimes fights proposed laws designed to help
bring down the country’s highest property taxes.
When
the association’s employees retire, however, the businesses that helped pay
their salaries will have none of the pension responsibilities. Those payments
will come solely from the state’s public-pension system.
As our State representatives it is your
duty to represent us properly and do what is in our best interest. It’s is an
insult to the people of New Jersey that you are taking our money and giving it
to special interest lobbyist in the form of pension money to those who do not
even work for the state.
In response to a media report today that shows lobbyists, who represent associations of counties, cities and school boards, receive public pensions in 20 states, including New Jersey, Sen. Steve Oroho and Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Parker Space said it’s time for the Legislature to end this outrageous practice.
‘We the people’ are tired of party politics. It’s time to drop ‘D’s and ‘R’s and put a ‘C’ after your name. C referring to your ‘constituents’.
In response to a media report today that shows lobbyists, who represent associations of counties, cities and school boards, receive public pensions in 20 states, including New Jersey, Sen. Steve Oroho and Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Parker Space said it’s time for the Legislature to end this outrageous practice.
‘We the people’ are tired of party politics. It’s time to drop ‘D’s and ‘R’s and put a ‘C’ after your name. C referring to your ‘constituents’.
This is the bill.
S-1622/A-2438, a bill that removes from the pension system and from the State Health Benefits program employees of such groups — the League of Municipalities, School Boards Association, etc., including Joint Insurance Fund employees and those of nonprofit college fundraising entities — with less than 10 years of service, and any future employees of such groups.
S-1622/A-2438, a bill that removes from the pension system and from the State Health Benefits program employees of such groups — the League of Municipalities, School Boards Association, etc., including Joint Insurance Fund employees and those of nonprofit college fundraising entities — with less than 10 years of service, and any future employees of such groups.
American Citizens Lobbyist Group - NJ
Basil Mantagas, NJ Director, 646-825-0776, bmantagas.aclg@gmail.com
9.09.13, Pensions for lobbyists.
Basil Mantagas, NJ Director, 646-825-0776, bmantagas.aclg@gmail.com
9.09.13, Pensions for lobbyists.
