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TexDevilDog (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:30 PM Original message |
Rhode Island city asks retirees to cut their pensions |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Jesus, do people not get that these are old people??? Tax the fucking rich already |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They always go after the weakest, sickest, oldest and poorest. The rich will |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Do you hear anything about congress and senate employees |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. As a group, the elderly are well off |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Link please. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Yeah ok. You let me know when you're ready to get off that life raft of BS |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. This isn't a state action, it is a small city action. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. What we need is an FDIC or something for pension funds. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. All this pension money, SS and the like needs to be taken away from the |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. This is a problem with unfunded pensions... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Thanks for the additional info.! |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Thank God NY's Pension system is not in the politicians hands... |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Excellent points |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is awful |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. IMO a lot of the financial aspects of the US need to be rethought for the |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Our structures are broken if the people occupying those seats are greedy and incompetent |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. How could/can that be fixed? n/t |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
14. It's not a choice |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. There is a choice. |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
16. Here's another link with more information . . . plus a short video: |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
20. I heard about this on WBAI yesterday. |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You're not grasping reality |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
21. This is the same tiny city that fired all its teachers..in 2010.... |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Why wouldn't firefighters have social security benefits? |
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