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Championnews publisher Jack Roeser recently asked me to begin a series of brief articles called “Z-Grams” that would be short and highlight one “factoid” on public pensions and salaries. These will be bite-sized items…
Read MoreTop 100 State Pensions as of April 1, 2013 Name Employer Sys Annual Pension Das Gupta, Tapas University of Illinois – Chicago SURS 439,672 Abraham, Edward University of Illinois – Chicago SURS …
Read MoreOne of the consistent themes we have talked about here over the last few years is the concept that Return On Investment (ROI) assumptions for all the state pension systems is too high. What…
Read MoreHere are three articles at Townhall.com that correct the record: A Complete Look at Employment Numbers By Mike Shedlock Were it not for people dropping out of the labor force, the unemployment rate would…
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An excerpt from a post by Daniel Greenfield: The fusion of business with government leads to oligarchy. The rich are not going anywhere, but wealth becomes a factor of their government connections, rather than…
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Daren Jonescu at American Thinker is right again: In a recent article, I noted in passing that “there are a hundred compelling reasons for removing your children and grandchildren from the public schools, regardless…
Read MoreOne of the more common myths surrounding pension funding is the claim that the state (i.e. taxpayers) has not done its part and in fact has not made required payments often “skipping” payments. This…
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This is corruption of the highest order, and school board members from coast to coast are guilty. From the Capital Research Center: Few Americans are aware that, through their tax dollars, they finance labor unions through a practice known as “official time” or “release time.” The cost to taxpayers is skyrocketing, while—thanks to Obama administration stonewalling—accountability […]
Read MoreWest Chicago’s elementary school district is making national news as an example of local (legal) political corruption. It’s time for the unions to be busted (ended) and the children to be freed from the…
Read MoreThe list of reasons to end the tax dollar monopoly and free the children from the public school monopoly just keeps getting longer. From Jenni White at American Thinker: The Common Core Standards are…
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Public sector unions are bankrupting many states — here’s one of the reasons why: In 11 states, secret government union collective bargaining is law, a lack of oversight that should be corrected. This lack…
Read MorePension insanity or “Constitutional” insanity or both? The issue of outrageous pensions and salaries continues to be ignored in Springfield as politicians of both parties ignore the real problem with pensions and concentrate on…
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Yes, conservatives have been losing on every front. An excerpt from the Daily Caller (emphasis is my own): The delayed housing recovery is not the only reason state and local government work forces have…
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From Adam Andrzejewski: Nine months ago, our organization, For the Good of Illinois, filed a Freedom of Information Act request asking Republican Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar-Topinka to send us one year of the state’s…
Read MoreDaren Jonescu at American Thinker makes the case well. I’d only add that eventually people are going to have to wake up to the sad reality that public school teachers aren’t saints, but instead,…
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