10 Most Outrageous Government Pay Packages #taxpayer #ripoff #seiu

After the arrests of city officials in Bell, California -- where a city manager was pulling down the paltry salary of $800,000 -- you'd think state and local officials would become hyper-sensitive to outsized compensation packages. But, since we're discussing Democrats and union bosses, you'd be wrong.

According to MSNBC's RedTape, 10 of the worst offenders include these fine fellows:

1. San Diego, CA: A retired police officer un-retired, draws $190,000-a-year in salary, another $90,000-a-year in pension and collected $562,000 in a lump-sum pension payout.

2. Sacramento County, CA: 53 retired county sheriff's deputies were paid $300,000 in pension checks while also collecting unemployment.

3. Highland Park, IL: a park director in this Chicago suburb made $435,000 annually (salary and bonuses) and retired with a $166,000-a-year pension.

4. Bellwood, IL: a retired city administrator in this town west of Chicago made $472,000 in 2009, then retired and is now paid $250,000 a year annually in pension payments.

5. Miami, FL: The city faces a $118 million budget shortfall and may lay off 200 city workers. Meanwhile, the county manager makes $425,000 a year and about 100 city workers make over $200,000 annually.

6. Laughlin, NV: This tiny town of about 7,000 paid its top ten public employees $3,000,000 last year.

7. Jefferson County, AL: The county attorney makes $375,000-a-year in arguably the most disastrously managed county in the land. A series of screwed-up financial transactions left it owing $6 billion to debtors.

8. San Juan Capistrano, CA: The tiny town of 36,000 employed one man in two jobs, allowing him to initially escape scrutiny. His total pay package: $324,000-a-year.

9. Vernon, CA: This tiny town, population 96, employed one bureaucrat in five jobs, allowing him to collect $500,000 annually in pension payments. As a bonus, he's also awaiting trial on embezzlement charges.

10. Avenal, CA: The prison dentist earned $621,000 last year. In fact, 37 state dentists earned around $300,000 or more.

The serial abuse of the taxpayers in California and Illinois defies rational explanation, until you stop and remember that the liberal majority keeps electing Democrats and crooks. But I repeat myself.