Govt unions are a money laundering operation to put taxpayer money in the dems coffers. That is why they even go as far as to borrow money that taxpayers of the future will be burdened with to hire more govt employees to join unions. It is incestuous
And hey batsh**...Bush and the republicans just got done creating the biggest expansion of any government in human history
lol But Obama will spend even more, because, yes, he can!
Dirty little secret? State goverments have been stealing the money for pension funds whenever they have budget shortfalls, so now they are arrears.
Colorado has been paying out so much in benefits, that PERA is under funded by a third! Will Hick have the courage to negotiate a greater pay-in and reduce or freeze benefits for pensions?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
SS109 wrote: Will Hick have the courage to negotiate a greater pay-in and reduce or freeze benefits for pensions?
That is the secret. They need to go back and recalculate every person on PERA. They should be getting paid on lifetime contributions rather than what they did in their last 2 years. Why the hell should current contributors be forced to pay more of what they earn just so some clown who retired at 55 can continue living their high lifestyle.