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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:14 PM Original message |
Teachers Cheated of Their Pensions While Banksters Enjoy Tax Payer Funded Bonuses |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Believe it, they are doing it. Right out in the open. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Yup. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. i can. it's been in the works since the DLC took control of the dim party. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Jerry Brown finally got his act together long enoough to put out an ad |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. brown is not the liberal hero some think he is. & he never was. he's onboard with ed deform & |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. K and R |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. k and r |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Didnt you get the memo? Teachers will do the stoop labor the illegals used to. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thank you.. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. Where has all this pension money gone? |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. the same folks that would manage everyones Social Security funds |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Here are some ways that Texas Teachers Retirement Fund has been misused |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. In many cases it the actuarily appropriate amount was never paid in. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. It was never there to begin with. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Thank to Bush and conservadems they just pass the cost off to the feds |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. In Illinois it was never there |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. They've never put in enough to fund it to actuarial levels. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. i wish i could rec this more than once. it's criminal. |
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erodriguez (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Truth! |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. All public pensions are underfunded, have been for years |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Well said. And it's not just public pensions underfunded |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I am no longer a supporter of defined benefit (old style) pensions) for industry or government |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. I agree. The unfunded, underfunded status of pensions makes me not want one even if it were availal |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. What you describe is what FERS is today. |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Right. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. I agree but there are those here holding tooth and nail to defined benefit which is not viable |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. Thanks for putting this out there. nt |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Thank you for posting..this is a disgrace!..There needs to be heads rolling in the Teachers Union |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-10 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well, now... |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
19. Absurd retirement benefits. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
22. the chart shows the real problem |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
23. K & R nt |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
24. terribly sad to renege on pensions for anyone! The 90K average wage |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
26. Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne Arne |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
27. K and R |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
28. Teachers have been the reich's whipping boy forever, but the woodchucks seem to |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
30. Absolutely |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
32. One more thing - isn't this out fault? |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. Karma's a bitch |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
34. K&R |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. Cannot be said enough times..in too may different ways..in too many different places, |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yes. It is. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. And a lot of them call themselves "self employed and proud of it" - they are dishonest cretins. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. What nurses are making close to $90,000??? I never met one, and I certainly |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. My sister is a nurse, and she doesn't make anywhere near that either. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Yep. WTF? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Maybe we live in the wrong place. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. LOL. How do I get there? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. But but but... Arne Dunkin said... |
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cjbgreen (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
49. A Plea to All Professional Educators Who Do Care about Learning! |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-10 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. Better than macain? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Kick |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. You've made some great points |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. He hasn't represented me for some time. |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 04:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. "If he doesn't act as a Democrat, is he really representing us?" |
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cjbgreen (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. no and no |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Now where in my post did I say I agreed with that policy hmm? |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. +1 |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
56. OK, I'll grant ya its wrong of the government |
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cjbgreen (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Teachers |
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