Friday, December 24, 2010

Letting Down Those Who Built The Town

A town in Alabama has illegally stopped paying pensions to its retired workers, abrogating the contract made with them for the work done. These people put in their time with the expectation that this would be part of their compensation for the work they did building this town and fulfilling its purpose, and now people who weren't even around when these promises were made are making cold-hearted decisions to cut them off illegally.

Shouldn't the people against whom these decisions were made now repossess city buildings and equipment? And since the decisions made by governmental officials were admittedly contrary to the law, shouldn't that defeat sovereign immunity, allowing for their personal homes and property to be seized as well?

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