No it is not a privacy right! Taxpayers are footing the bill on the pensions of ALL government employees, from the retired janitor to the retired Congressman and we have the right to know – PB/TK
Florida Congressman Proposes Taxpayer Pension Disclosure Act – oann.com / July 13 2017
A Florida Congressman has introduced a bill to increase transparency of government pensions. Currently, the amount paid to former government employees after they retire is unknown by taxpayers footing the bill. It would take an act of Congress to force those records open.
Congressman Ron DeSantis (FL-R) is looking to do just that with the Taxpayer Pension Disclosure Act. “Taxpayers have a right to know how their money’s being spent” DeSantis said.
Roughly 125 billion dollars is spent annually on federal pensions. Federal courts have consistently ruled that disclosing federal pension amounts of retired congressional representatives and senators violates privacy rights.
DeSantis is against Congressional pensions altogether, however the bill is not to get rid of them, but to lift the veil and let taxpayers know where and to whom their money is going. “Regardless of your political affiliation,” said DeSantis, “most voters and most taxpayers think they have a right to know how their money’s being spent. It should not be done in the dark.”
Continue to oann.com article: http://www.oann.com/florida-congressman-proposes/
