bean counters

[pippinwhitepaws]

oh yea...the hero's died fighting a fire to save our property...remember that...now the bean counters have taken over....
young mother with 4 children can't receive the benefits accorded the "full time firefighters"

profanity is so useful at times like this...but not allowed.

'Hotshot' Firefighter's Widow Denied Lifetime Benefits By City (VIDEO)

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

As of now, the 13 families will instead receive worker's compensation and a federal payment of $328,000.

It won't bring him back, but 66-2/3% of his salary (our firefighters surviving spouse would go to age 70) plus $328,000 up front ain't hay.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

it is not the amount..it is the method...the rating of people as if their worth is due to an accounting method, not service.

thank you .

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Sad as it is, that is negotiated by contract and funded by taxpayers. You can't pay what "feels right" if the legislation doesn't exist. The legislators could have untied the bean counters hands if they wanted.

Chicago got in some trouble for keeping dead folks on the payroll and so certain state and federal agencies keep track of that.

Yes, I'm a municipal bean counter. If a calculator crushes me at work my wife gets a lump settlement of 2X my salary, my unused vacation time, the money I have contributed into my 401(k) [no match], the opportunity to buy COBRA medical benefits at 100% cost and a hearty "get lost" for any future salary or pension payments. I would have to work 20 years to be vested in the retirement system.

 

[hvacker]

For most, the deck is stacked against them...Especially if they're dead.