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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:55 PM Original message |
Rhode Island's Central Falls files for bankruptcy |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Official Web Site of Central Falls, has report on WHY it filed the Bankruptcy. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. but never forget that our fearless leader and everyone else are |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. $80 million in unfunded pension and health care liability - really have to wonder |
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pfitz59 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. probably Wall Street losses |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. At that level there would have to be more than just investment losses |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. No - chronic underfunding coupled to unrealistic contracts. |
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JAnthony (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe SOME of you remember THIS event 1.6 yrs ago.....? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yeah, thanks for digging that up |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. The teachers are the lucky ones here |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. Get them on medicare and the federal pension insurance. Except I'm sure the repubs already raided |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. There is no Federal insurance that covers public pension plans |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yes at the moment. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-02-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Not sure what that is suppose to mean |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Sorry moment of delusion that we had a functioning government. Wont happen again. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. We have 51 functioning governments |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Oh you jumped to constitution humping and everyone for them selves. Guess you are a teabagger at |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. hey, maybe they can sell it to China... dontcha love capitalism |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. “Après moi, le déluge.” n/t |
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