Cynicism detected.

convince politicians to write checks that taxpayers can’t cover.

We can cover the politicos pensions EZ, no shortage of funds dare. We can cover MIC oligarchs salary and pensions, we can bail out car manufacturers, we can bail out bankers, pay country's leaders millions, just send a C-140 fulla money, we can bribe political leaders in our favorite countries, we can support terrorists in other countries for toppling sovereign countries, we can do Coup d'état, we can spend a billion just antagonizing China in the South China Sea or hold drills by N.Korea. We can send Israel billions for umm oh ya security and military hardware to keep them Palestinians takin back the land we stole. Bribe UNSC members to vote as we wish.

Pensions for pions? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Yoar outta yoar _______ mind!! There's no money for dat ____. Work til ya die for my pension.

Comment by Justin Case on “Public Sector Pensions: The Parasite Devours Its Host.” By John Rubino, ZeroHedge, 7/23/18.