December 14, 2012 | 12:19 PM

Yes, the raise does increase the pension. State retirement benefits, which is the system county employees pay into, are determined by the employees' pay in their last few years of service. Our tax dollars at work.

And I just read that the Republican majority upheld the raises. And you thought anything would change with a Republican majority?

Ladies and gentlemen, google Bell, CA. That is what happens when the citizens are uninformed, when deals are done behind closed doors. And without the Rhino, who would have ever known. Thanks, Rhino.