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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:43 PM Original message |
We need an FDIC-style program that guarantees public employee pensions. |
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my2sense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. +1000 |
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badhair77 (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. absolutely |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. What about us low-lifes who are not public employees? |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. There's the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation... |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Which often does not come close to covering the full value of the pension |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. How would you pay for it and who would you trust to guarantee it? |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. There's the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation... |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. +1 |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. The PBGC is a bad joke |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. kick |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. we need independant investigations into where ALL of this money has gone |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It's more likely that the state and local governments never funded the plans |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. The reason one does not exist is that the pensions were secured by the power to tax |
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