One man was an engineer, the second man was an accountant, the third man was a chemist, and the fourth was a union worker.
To show off, the engineer called to his dog. "T-square, do your stuff." T-square trotted over to a desk, took out some paper and a pen, and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was pretty smart. The accountant said his dog could do better. He called to his dog and said, "Spreadsheet, do your stuff." Spreadsheet went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into four equal piles of three cookies each. Everyone agreed that was good. The chemist said his dog could do better still. he called to his dog and said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a ten-ounce glass from the cupboard, and poured exactly eight ounces without spilling a drop. Everyone agreed that was pretty impressive. Then the three men turned to the government worker and said, "What can your dog do?" The union worker called to his dog and said, "Coffee Break, do your stuff." Coffee Break jumped to his feet, ate the cookies, drank the milk, claimed he had injured his back while doing so, filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions, put in for worker' compensation, and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave. On Oct 27, 2:50 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Scotty Starnes's Blog* > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Union Workers > Stealing From Union Worker Pension: 11 Charged in $1 Billion L.I.R.R. > Disability > Scheme<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/union-workers-stealing-...>by > Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> > > Unions stealing others money. Typical actions for union goons. > > From The > NYTimes<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/10-arrested-in-1-billion-l...> > : > > Eleven people, including two doctors and a former union president, were > charged on Thursday in a “massive fraud scheme” in which hundreds of Long > Island Rail > Road<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/l/l...> > workers > *made false disability pension claims that could have cost a federal pension > agency about $1 billion*, according to court papers. > > A total of 10 of the defendants — *seven former railroad workers charged > with making false pension claims, the former union president, a former > federal railroad pension agency employee who helped the workers file the > claims, and one of the doctors* — were taken into custody in the early > morning hours at their homes by F.B.I. agents and state investigators, > officials said. The other doctor is expected to surrender in the coming > days. > > All were charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud, > according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. The defendants in > custody were expected to be arraigned later on Thursday in Federal District > Court in Manhattan. > > Unions have a deep tie to corruption, fraud and other criminal activities. > > The federal investigation followed reporting by The New York Times for a > series of > articles<http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/...> > published > in 2008 that revealed systematic abuses of Railroad Retirement Board > pensions by Long Island Rail Road workers. The charges involving the > railroad come at a time when public workers’ unions across the country have > faced heavy criticism for negotiating pension obligations that have led many > government agencies to slash services and lay off teachers, police officers > and other workers. > > Also, NYTimes, these pricey pensions have added to state budget deficits, > which cause all these layoffs. > > Continue > reading>>><http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/10-arrested-in-1-billion-l...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| October > 27, 2011 at 3:28 PM | Tags: disability > fraud <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=disability-fraud>, > fraud<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=fraud>, > Long Island rail > Road<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=long-island-rail-road>, > union pension <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=union-pension>, > unions <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=unions> | Categories: > Political > Issues <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145> | > URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-61K > > > Comment<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/union-workers-stealing-...> > See all > comments<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/union-workers-stealing-...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=49883164090367a8ae3126d288a16eee&;...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/union-workers-stealing-... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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