Comments on: Public employment roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/public-employment-roundup-6/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous Attorney https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/public-employment-roundup-6/comment-page-1/#comment-302485 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:39:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48110#comment-302485 Re: disability fraud in NYC:

“Prosecutors say the four coached participants to fake symptoms of mental conditions such as depression and anxiety, then sent them to psychiatrists to establish a diagnosis and record of treatment.”

Is it just me, or would it be very easy to fake “depression and anxiety”? This is what blows my mind about disability benefits in America — I would love to see some statistics on how much goes out and for what.

]]> By: Allan https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/public-employment-roundup-6/comment-page-1/#comment-302479 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:48:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48110#comment-302479 Bob,

Nice point. I wonder whether you are declaring the unions the victors and saying that their victories made them obsolete.

]]> By: Boblipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/public-employment-roundup-6/comment-page-1/#comment-302464 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:44:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48110#comment-302464 Since the purpose of a union is to protect its members from the predation of management, the decline of private sector unions and the rise of public sector unions indicates that that government is oppressing its employees more and private sector management less.

Bob

]]> By: captnhal https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/public-employment-roundup-6/comment-page-1/#comment-302444 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:02:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48110#comment-302444 Too bad to prove it the boy scout didn’t have a picture of the drawn gun.

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