tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post8723345507991350897..comments2023-07-20T10:37:28.692-04:00Comments on Grumpy Abe: Col. Umbus (Ret.) returns to the Ohio legislatureGrumpy Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-90647397080515129132013-04-11T14:29:13.142-04:002013-04-11T14:29:13.142-04:00Great piece. Batch is also a double-dipper. Innov...Great piece. Batch is also a double-dipper. Innovation Ohio put this out awhile back.<br /><br />Though fiercely critical of “double dipping” by other public workers, 12 House and Senate members who support SB 5 are themselves double-dippers (one is a triple-dipper), and collect legislative salaries in addition to state pensions. Perhaps the biggest single double-dipper in Ohio is House Speaker Bill Batchelder, who receives over $100,000 in a PERS pension, on top of his $94,500 annual legislative salary;<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-15467550207704153292013-04-10T20:41:29.151-04:002013-04-10T20:41:29.151-04:00Well said. A legislator who "doesn't have...Well said. A legislator who "doesn't have enough information" to make an informed decision on a subject isn't doing his or her job. None should be allowed to get away with that lame excuse. Dave Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729770619736983118noreply@blogger.com