Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:41 PM

cali (80,208 posts)

Jesse Jackson Jr. wants disability pay, report says (in return for stepping down)

Jesse Jackson Jr. wants disability pay, report says

As a federal investigation into his alleged campaign finance misconduct continues, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is willing to give up his congressional seat provided he also receives a disability package upon leaving, according to a new report.

The disability package might be his only source of income, Chicago Fox affiliate reported Wednesday night citing unnamed sources. No terms of the package were reported.

Last week, reports surfaced that Jackson was in plea talks with federal authorities in connection with allegedly using campaign money to furnish his home and buy a $40,000 Rolex watch for a female friend.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83909.html#ixzz2CJmANi6V

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Jesse Jackson Jr. wants disability pay, report says (in return for stepping down) (Original post)	cali	Nov 2012	OP
a bribe, by any other name stinks as sour and rancid.	ChairmanAgnostic	Nov 2012	#1
Well said.	russspeakeasy	Nov 2012	#7
Who does he think he is, a corporate CEO ? n/t	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#2
The State may be picking up the cost of his disability	montanacowboy	Nov 2012	#3
Is this customary? I thought the retirement package for Hill members was pretty much cast in stone	MADem	Nov 2012	#4
Is the retirement package forfeit if he cops a plea with gov't?	cali	Nov 2012	#8
I think it's down to time served--I think it's 12 years to be vested in the retirement	MADem	Nov 2012	#13
Just......no	Caroline-Vivienne	Nov 2012	#5
If he is bipolar that would account for all	LiberalLoner	Nov 2012	#6
no, it would not.	cali	Nov 2012	#10
I admit I don't know any of the details, so I shouldn't have spoken. But I wanted to say, mental	LiberalLoner	Nov 2012	#11
Who is he buying a $40K Rollex for that is not his wife? n/t	monmouth3	Nov 2012	#9
If he's claiming a disability, it should be a medical issue	aint_no_life_nowhere	Nov 2012	#12

Response to cali (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:46 PM

ChairmanAgnostic (23,990 posts)

1. a bribe, by any other name stinks as sour and rancid.

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Response to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 02:31 PM

russspeakeasy (5,734 posts)

7. Well said.

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Response to cali (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:47 PM

PoliticAverse (5,537 posts)

2. Who does he think he is, a corporate CEO ? n/t

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Response to cali (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:47 PM

montanacowboy (3,380 posts)

3. The State may be picking up the cost of his disability

while he sits in jail.

I am getting just a little more than sick of JJJR - he bought a $40,000 Rolex for a female friend?

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Response to cali (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:50 PM

MADem (86,027 posts)

4. Is this customary? I thought the retirement package for Hill members was pretty much cast in stone

--not "negotiable." You do "x" number of years, you qualify for the pension plan.

I haven't kept up--but this would not be SOP in past years.

Does he have any disability insurance? That might be the solution for him, provided it's a policy that doesn't exclude mental illnesses.

Appropriations would have to vote him his "package," would they not, assuming this isn't part and parcel of legislators' pay package benefits?

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Response to MADem (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 02:35 PM

cali (80,208 posts)

8. Is the retirement package forfeit if he cops a plea with gov't?

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Response to cali (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 12:07 AM

MADem (86,027 posts)

13. I think it's down to time served--I think it's 12 years to be vested in the retirement

system on the hill as a member of Congress...but I am not sure. I don't think they get the cash straightaway, either.

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Response to cali (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:58 PM

Caroline-Vivienne (83 posts)

5. Just......no

This leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

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Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:59 PM

LiberalLoner (5,341 posts)

6. If he is bipolar that would account for all

His strange behavior and also could mean it will be impossible for him to work.

As someone who has mental illness (chronic depression and PTSD) I am so tired of people acting like mental illness is not REAL illness.

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Response to LiberalLoner (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 03:31 PM

cali (80,208 posts)