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DiNapoli spells it out

News bulletin: Public employees must work at least six hours a day to qualify as full-timers in the New York State pension system. Just when you thought you'd heard it all, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli had to clarify what it means to earn a day's pay. Surely it's a small number of public employees who slack off. Even so, it's sad what a tax dollar will buy these days - and that it's necessary...

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