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Weiner Could Still Collect Up to $1.28 Million in Pension Benefits

Here’s a quick did you know. Did you know that even despite resigning yesterday, former Rep. Anthony Weiner could still collect up to $1.28 million in pension benefits?

Roll Call reports on the numbers:

According to an analysis of his available benefits by the National Taxpayers Union, the New York Democrat’s pension and a savings plan lawmakers have access to similar to a 401(k) could be worth $1.12 million to $1.28 million.

At 46, Weiner will not be eligible for his pension for another decade, at which point he could begin drawing a reduced rate of $32,357 a year, according to NTU. If he waits until age 62 to begin drawing his pension, he will receive his full benefits, or $46,224, according to NTU’s calculations.

Additionally, if Weiner aggressively invested in the Thrift Savings Plan, his balance would be roughly $216,000, the organization said.

It seems even though he’s gone, Weiner will continue to haunt the American people for years to come.

Comments (105)

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  • regressive_democrat
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:42am

    Our elected officials should not receive a pension from their job as public servants. Period.

    This is TYRANNY.

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  • Basilray
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:42am

    Maybe we can hope for some Coitus Interruptus on his pension!

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  • MatawanAl
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:41am

    we have to stop all pensions and war chest accounts for polititians.

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  • TaterSalad
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:37am

    Anthony Weiners mother in law is tied to the Muslim Brotherhood. Hillary Clinton vetted this woman. Does this mean that Hillary is also tied to the Muslim Brotherhood? One could come to this conclusion.

    http://barracknow.blogspot.com/2011/06/bombshell-weiners-in-laws-and-muslim.html

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    • psst
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:12am

      @Tater. It’s no secret the Brits (government and learning institutions)have been infiltrated
      They are goners in another 20 yrs. It will be a Moslem Island.
      As for hilLIE, she was a radical anti-America marxist from her college days.
      She gained somewhat respectability when bilLIE became Ark AG then Gov.
      She was up to her eyeballs in the Whitewater scam. McDougal just happened to die in jail and Foster committed suicide in Fort Marcy’s Park (he flew in, no grass stains or leaf particles on his shoe soles)
      BTW. She and Vince were a “hot’ item in ArkThey used to go away in the mountains for weekends by themselves.bilLIE did not mind, he was involved in bimbos also.
      It was hilLIE who took care of quieting down the bimbo eruptions when bilLIE was running for the prez
      Both hilLIE and bilLIE were/are radicals. hilLIE much more so.bilLIE moved centrist when the repubs took over congress during his first term. He had to do so to get reelected. Phipissed of hilLIE, when that happened , her future Soetoro Care went down in flames. She was illegally trying to get Soetoro care for the country. IOW she was trying to pass laws even though she was just the wife.
      But she did say during the election “You buy one you get one free.” Prez and Co prez.
      BTW. One can only come to that conclusion

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    • Pydge
      Posted on June 18, 2011 at 5:49am

      I checked out this website. Excellent!
      Weiner’s mother-in-law and bro-in-law are Muslim Brotherhood card carriers. Weiner’s wife Huma is a practicing Muslim as is her mother/brother. How much more can Weiner, a Jewish man with his obscenities, degrade himself before Islam and Islamic in-laws?? And he STILL gets to have his pension?

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  • robinakilt
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:36am

    First they are all OVERPAID in Government, secondly when you are no longer in the office you should no longer get any benefits, NOTHING! You were either voted out which means in the real world you were FIRED and if you resign then it probably means that in the real world you were going to be FIRED! This whole system has become a joke! Our Founding Fathers Knew this would happen and prepared for it, read below..
    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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  • Mrtoohappy
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:31am

    His wife will get most of it when she leaves his sorry A$$

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  • Ironeagle
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:31am

    The SOB needs to be stripped of all his benefits in Congress, branded and sent out the gate in shame. Our society is hopelessly corrupted. Come quickly Lord Jesus.

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  • holy ghost buster
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:25am

    It’s worth it. I’d pay 2 million to get that clown out of office. We waste more money on lesser things.

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    • psst
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:32am

      Um, he’s from NY. They will send another one just like him. Mebbe even worse.
      After-all, they just sent Rangel the tax cheat back.
      Did I say this was NY?

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  • Bushie
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:23am

    We need the presidency, senate and congress in 2011

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  • jedi.kep
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:23am

    Now THIS is the real crime.

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  • TH30PH1LUS
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:19am

    He still has a shot at success here http://www.wienerschnitzel.com/

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  • psst
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:19am

    While I despise Weiner for his politics/ideology. All pols haunts the taxpayers when they are gone from office.
    They collect great healthcare benefits and retirement $’s for phpissing away the taxpayers $’s while they were serving (?, ahem,themselves) the public.
    Public service is so rewarding for these huminatarians.Yes siree! They put themselves out for US lil’ peoples.What would we do w/o them? We would surely be in deep phsheet.
    Yes! It is.Very rewarding.

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  • Akbarjonnie Shaheed
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:18am

    I am sure he would not want the taxpayers to have to pay for this.

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  • stopthespending
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:17am

    Flush the system it is time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • powhatan
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:16am

    Huma Babbit will get most of it….lol

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:13am

    .
    Can I Tweet my Meat and get 1.28 million?

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    • GERATMO
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:30am

      No, thats another benefit for the gov. We go to jail.

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  • AnOregonian
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:12am

    He’ll become a lobbyist and be back in DC within a year.

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    • Pydge
      Posted on June 18, 2011 at 5:32am

      THAT would be something. He is so loud. And so irritatingand agitating as a debater—really irritating. He would not be a good lobbyist, he would be the best worst lobbyist and probably have a rep that altho unseemly would be exactly like the one he has now: bankable narcissism. I am so sick of this stuff.

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  • stopthespending
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:12am

    Should he be listed as a sex offender?

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    • heavywx
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:56am

      God I wish, then he could be subjest to some of the draconian laws he helped create like the KID act.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Be careful with your hate! They will soon be kicking Tea Party Congressmen for being on the BLAZE if you are righteous about this!

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    • heavywx
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 1:25pm

      Huh?……you lost me

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on June 18, 2011 at 3:11pm

      He didn‘t commit or get convicted of a sex crime so I don’t see how he can be listed as a sex offender!! Man, you people need to at least be more rational about issues. http://wp.me/pYLB7-14y

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  • nomercy63
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:10am

    Time to clean up everything!!!!!!

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  • 2010GOP
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:09am

    He also has about $5,000,000 in a campaign war chest that he can use in various ways. Edwards used about $1,000,000 of his in various ways, …………..

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  • lcam67
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:07am

    So did he really lose ? Taxpayers lose again

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  • miles from nowhere
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:06am

    Weiner should get zero dollars for his poor performance, when is this country going to do something about this BS. You lose your job for unethical reasons you get n othing in return. Instead they reward these perverts.

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    • psst
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:29am

      I spent my working years in the private sector I got paid for performance.
      I am now semi-retired. I still get paid for my performance.
      If the US Congress got paid for performance, they would not be paid.But the congress also gets raises for taking US into the toilet.And they don’t have to ask the boss for their raises.
      I mean, when a company runs out of $$, there is no “munny” to pay anyone. It goes out of bidniz.
      And anyway, who would lend a company more $’s when it keeps borrowing more than it can ever repay. Bankrupt. Liquidate what assets are left , if any, and pay off the debtors a nickle on the $ . Mebbe less

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  • Amy
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:05am

    When Rep. Weiner was not counting his pretty women follower on Twitter, he was counting his federal pension dollars.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:43am

      Isn’t that his right? Isn’t that what YOU do?

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  • hauschild
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:05am

    I have no problem saying this: ALL pensions for ALL types workers at the taxpayer’s expense should be ENDED.

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    • Ballgame
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:19am

      Military?

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    • joyfulgiver
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:32am

      Weiner and others in congress/government get millions in pensions, for the rest of their lives, at our expense while our men and women in UNIFORM who serve SACRIFICIALLY for our FREEDOM get kicked to the curb when they quit the armed services after serving their term, HONORABLY.

      What’s wrong with this picture? Our military men and women should be the ones collecting the pensions. They (enlisted) are out there on enmy lines defending our right to vote for dirt bags like this, coming home at the end of their tour of duty and being shown the door without any financial assistance, it’s appalling.

      No, Weiner does NOT deserve his pension. You dishonor AMERICA while in office you should be shown the door. I’ll borrow a phrase from DT – Your’e FIRED! No benefits package here! See ya! Adios! One last thing, I thought these people in office were elected to “serve” We the People”. Not pad their pockets with our hard earned dollars. AMERICA wake up, let’s take back our country.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:45am

      Especially military and fire and police!

      These socialist leeches are sucking away at the taxpayers wallets for NOTHING! – except their communist pursuit of “happiness!”

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    • hauschild
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:59am

      Yes, ALL PENSIONS have to be ended or we’re all really fooling ourselves about the future.

      Pensions, unlike normal pay, cannot be budgeted correctly because bureaucrats always assume unreasonable rates of return on pension investments. My favorite happens to be Wisconsin, where the genius administrators assume (try not to laugh) an 8% rate of return; even with all that’s gone wrong with investments over the last 5 years – it’s amazing.

      ALL WORKERS in this country should be paid today, for what they are worth today. Whatever the market determines the pay should be, is what it should be; not whatever our hearts “want” us to pay. There’s always a sob story to be heard, but no bigger sob story will ever be told than the destruction of this nation financially.

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  • cessna152
    Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:05am

    Don’t worry, Weiner will “blow it” one way or another. Maybe he’ll “come” to his “senses” as well. Weiners have a predisposition of “grabbing and going”…

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:12am

      .
      We should take to the streets and demand an end Government Pension Benefits for elected officals…..

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    • oldasdirt
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:19am

      @SpankDaMonkey
      I am with you on that
      Amen

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    • cessna152
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:25am

      spanked,

      How do we organize this? I am in!!! I am BEYOND fed up…However, we need to be peaceful in doing this as to show the public how the media and government lies! They paint us as evil racists but when we are calm and friendly the American public starts to question, then the wheels turn… it will take time but the truth always wins!

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:28am

      Rep. Anthony Weiner?
      The Tyrant’s agenda is destroying our country and returning us to the poverty and despair of the Middle-Ages, yet, the Media is only concerned with the miss-adventures of a perverted Congressman. No wonder we are approaching an economic crisis that threatens to end the American Revolution.
      http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:37am

      .
      CESSNA152
      I guess we start right here. If everyone will start writing letters, e-mails and flood the phones tell a friend. Start a grassroots movement to lower their salaries and end lifetime benefits for elected officials.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:42am

      So What – He earned that pension, correct? Would Ayn Rand say not to let him get his paid compensation? Is this just a hate article?

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 10:51am

      @SpankDaMonkey
      Me too. If someone is in Congress for one term, they STILL get a pension and benefits? That whole system needs to be overhauled. These days, Congress is just a way for people to make money. We need more common public servants with a soul and a conscience, not more greedy lawyer/ambulance chasers.

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    • mill
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:03am

      Maybe he’ll join the Muslim Brotherhood for support…. remember, his mother in law is a member!!!! oh yes she is, and his wife is Hillary’s aid….hhmmmmmm

      This man is a disgrace and does not deserve my hard earned money!!

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    • freeus
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:04am

      That‘s why elected officials don’t want to leave once they get to Washington. They have made it too good for themselves.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:09am

      I thought I ran out of weiner jokes but up crops this story….Now i have to say…Cut off Weiner!

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    • cessna152
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:15am

      Dustyluv
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:09am

      I thought I ran out of weiner jokes but up crops this story….Now i have to say…Cut off Weiner!
      _______________________________________________________________________________

      “Weiner pulls out from original position but all along had planned to enter from from behind…”

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    • Afungi
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:16am

      Like him or hate him, His behavior is not a crime (that we know of). Be careful that we remain a people of law not mob rule. What ‘The Weiner’ did was reprehensible and showed very poor judgment and disgraced the office that he held. But no criminal act was proven or even charges made. Before you advocate mob rule denying him his right remember your, a rumor, a gossip, or a wrong number from a under age child sexing to a friend way from mob rule destroying your life, deserved or not. Be better and remember Democracy comes in many forms. Mob rule is a Democracy of the majority crushing (or stealing the rights of) a minority or one.

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    • CatB
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:24am

      I agree .. why do we need to keep paying these people after they are gone?…. they steal more than enough while serving .. they should not be rewarded more by the taxpayers.

      TEA!

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    • Uncurable wound
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:43am

      Wake up Amerca
      Daughter of freedom
      http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/04/manifesto-of-evil-totalitarian.html
      This is the most amazing thing Ive seen in a long time.
      If you are proud to be an American watch this!

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    • cessna152
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:50am

      @Afungi

      You do bring up a good point about mob rule. However, he is a REPRESENTATIVE and his constituents have a right to have him recalled or removed. A Republic has people that represent a group of people and if this REP continually goes against their wishes he/she should be removed by HIS/HER Constituents. Mob rule would mean anyone coming into his meeting (outsiders) and removing him…at some point each locale can recall their rep or at least write, call and express their disapproval.

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    • ABC123
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 12:06pm

      WACK JOB is a screen for
      The real issue…
      WE are all being HAD
      By the WORLD BANKERS.

      THINK about real issues not what is fed to you.

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    • Obama_Sham
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 1:31pm

      National Taxpayers Union?!?

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 2:04pm

      .
      The worst Weiner Joke ever told…..

      The Answer is “**** Anthony”

      I‘m sorry ya’ll don’t get mad, I could not help myself……..

      The Question “Gee what’s that in my mouth Batman?

      HAHAHAHA ROLFLMAO WAAAHAHAHAHAHA

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    • Edct
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 2:34pm

      When are Americans going to get mad enough to stop the political whores in Washington from raping us….what do we have to do?….organize and take back our government with normal non attorney, non career prostitutes and have moral people who still care about the people and the country.

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    • mutslie
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 4:16pm

      Turdbrains like him are a joke,’thats what you have running this country,’ he should have his testicals removed & pelosi could wear them for earings….’make sure you vote !

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    • Eblaze44
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 5:32pm

      This is preposterous – it’s worth it only if he lives long enough to collect that amount. and then there is the wife – who could get alimony and half, and don’t forget child support. How much would it be if he lived 500 years? This is all just spin on a very sad story about a man who shook his weiner at you too many times.

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    • JRook
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 5:56pm

      As did any number of Republican or other Democratic congressman who have resigned for one reason or another. Move on.

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    • JRook
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 6:00pm

      Really getting tired of the misinformation or slant regarding government pensions as though federal or state workers are not deserving of a pension and it is somehow a waste of government funds. But when the DOD over spends $ billions with military contractors who funds their CEOs, management 4 million bonuses and employees great benefits and pensions from virtually 100 federal money that is somehow different. Absolutely cut spending, but cut all sections of the budget equally.

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    • avenger
      Posted on June 17, 2011 at 6:20pm

      wtf…how is this possible..pension for being an *****…

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on June 18, 2011 at 3:07pm

      He also gets a free gym membership at the house gym and free parking at the Capitol for the rest of his life!! Some of these benefits that former congress people get really hilarious not to mention a waste of taxpayer money!!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-14y

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