SHOULD TAXPAYERS CARRY THE COST OF PENSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE FIRED?

In Sweden some headlines read: Politicians seek to close 'elephant graveyard'.  It raises a question that, to the best of my knowledge, has not been entirely brought to a satisfactory and consistent decision in handling similar cases in the USA.  Even children quickly learn that if they disobey their parents they are quite likely to lose a privilege.  So it should be with politicians and government workers (probably others as well).

The article reads:  "

After the severely criticized head of the Agency for Economic and Regional Growth was forced to leave her post, politicians are calling for an end to the system in which sacked heads of government agencies are kept on with full pay in alleged "non-jobs", in what is becoming known as the “elephant graveyard”.

Without question it is a drain on money that must be made up by taxpayers, many of who have no pension even if they worked honestly, diligently, and consistently for many years.

To read the whole article in English, click here.  The article is titled "Don't Tread On Me."