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Scall024, thank you for pointing out what should be obvious; city workers pay taxes. There are many under the premise that if you work for the city you don't have to pay taxes. I for one know, being married to a city employee know that they do pay taxes.

Unionthug, I feel your frustration. People go around bashing fire fighters and policemen that they are overpaid, putting a drain on budgets, etc. The ones that do the complaining do not have the intestinal fortitude to walk into a burning building, rip open car doors to extricate someone from a car while gas is leaking, try to stop the bleeding of someone whose leg has been severed, talk to a drunk person who is spitting on you while calling you every name in the book, or walking into a scene where you are being shot at, console people who have been told their loved one has been in an accident and they are severely injured. Respect to those men and women who do that. Ask the complainers to step into your shoes for a day and they say, "No way!" I salute you, the men in the turnout gear and my brothers in law enforcement.

It is no surprise that I have no respect for someone who seems to not work and harasses the hard workers in our city.

Maybe The Stacia team should be concerned with the state of the RI pensions. Judges getting 100% of their pensions and medical for life, state administrators, legislators collecting pensions that are nearly 20% more than when they retired 10 years ago.

I say these things because I am a Correctional Officer with the RIDOC. It would take me 37 working years to collect 80% of my salary. Due to my late start, I would retire at 71 years old and get 80%. As an employee of the state and Warwick resident I PAY TAXES! The pensions that Correctional Officers are not as great as everyone thinks. If I retire after 20 years I would collect 40%, 25- 43%. Pretty much equal to the private sector, the only difference is I could be punched, attacked, spit upon, have feces thrown at me or be bitten, kicked or even possibly stabbed. Is there a job in the private sector where you have to think about that when working. Step in my shoes for just 4 hours Cote!

I apologize if my comment is somewhat all over the place.