Much has been said in the press and on blogs lately about pensions. And quite often the focus is on public employees. But little, if anything, is said about abuse of public pensions by politicians.

Should the public employee who has worked 30 years be treated diffently than the career politician? How about the politician who is in office for say 26 or 28 years and then appointed to a postion for a few years to allow them to qualify for a 30 year pension?