It must be nice to be Joe Bruno. Now that he is retiring from the New York State Senate he'll be receiving a sweet deal for his years of service to all of his large contributors and business partners constituents throughout the years. Even though he was making just under $80k (base salary), his pension will be a lot more....and he'll be working in the private sector for who knows how much money.
From The Gothamist:
State Senator Joseph Bruno, who will retire tomorrow from his decades of public service tomorrow, will receive $90,000-100,000 annually in pension. According to the NY Times, that's a step up from his base salary of $79,500/year (plus his retirement health benefits are pretty sweet, too). But Bruno won't be kicking back, telling reporters, "I’m not the kind of guy who’s going to go off and retire and just play with horses and golf." He says he'll work in the private sector, not for a non-profit.
Well yeah, why would he want to give anything back after spending decades enriching himself via his outside business ventures. That would just be very un-Joe Bruno. Of course, you never know, he may be forced to do community service at some point, whether it is outside or behind bars. Then again, I'm not holding my breath on that one.
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