Steve Buyer: “I want to give people a job. I do not want to give people an unemployment check. Get them a job. Vote for the…”

“I want to give people a job. I do not want to give people an unemployment check. Get them a job. Vote for the President's economic plan. The purpose of the Federal Government is to help those who cannot help themselves. Earlier this year, a case was brought to my attention in Clermont, Indiana, that needs to be addressed. An employee of the town embezzled $70,000... After the former employee was found guilty, the town obtained a civil judgment for restitution for $51,000. So far the employee has paid only $510 in restitution. The former employee has a private pension. No other form of compensation. That is it. Under ERISA, the restitution order attained by the town cannot be attached to the pension, so the town loses out on $50,000 and the guilty avoids complying with the judgment. How can we allow the law to be manipulated like this? Clearly, there is a hole in the justice system that needs to be filled. The pension law is being used to avoid making victims whole.”