Mass. Government Workers Get Oversized Benefits

The Boston Globe reports:

IT'S BECOME a staple of state and local news coverage: The public employee who abuses sick leave or vacation time policies in ways that would be unimaginable in the private sector.



The latest example came last week, with the Globe's report on Boston Police officer Christine Meegan, who took more than 100 work days off in less than a year by gaming the department's sick time and vacation policies.

Mayor Tom Menino, who has been prodded for years to tighten the management at both the police and fire departments, has, of course, demanded a full investigation. But here's the real scandal: According to the Globe story, what Meegan did was apparently permitted under the department's union contract.

Those government workers sure are special.I guess not everyone can take 100 work days off,then who'd pay taxes?