The pensions are enabled by a 1945 law that ensures higher payouts for those who have worked for at least 20 years or whose positions are eliminated. The law was originally intended to protect workers, but now it seems to be costing taxpayers and benefiting already-wealthy middle managers who are working new jobs while receiving pensions from the state.
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Applications to the police academy will likely rise after the Globe reported today on the highest salaries from the city's payroll. Maybe Mayor Tom Menino, in his role as chief executive of the city government, can pull some strings and become a Boston police officer, who averaged $52,000 last year in overtime wages alone.
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