tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post3120225064834480614..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Chris Christie's Bizarro WorldDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-61890068790324442282015-02-25T13:02:02.623-08:002015-02-25T13:02:02.623-08:00Attacks on teachers’ pensions across this country:...Attacks on teachers’ pensions across this country: http://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/search/label/pension%20analysesgbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-78226987205585219212015-02-24T17:31:35.462-08:002015-02-24T17:31:35.462-08:00Jazzman,
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pdf/NJEA...Jazzman,<br /><br />http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pdf/NJEA-CommissionRoadmap-Final_February2015.pdf<br /><br />What do you think of the NJEA signatures on this document? This may not be a detailed agreement, but it still freezes all current pension benefits. It preserves current retirees (or close to retiring benefits) and moves everyone else into a lesser/cheaper plan with less/cheaper health benefits plus shifts costs onto local districts. What is the NJEA doing?<br /><br />AndrewAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486890866807346620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-74210652598365538662015-02-24T09:33:50.444-08:002015-02-24T09:33:50.444-08:00Absolutely taxes should be raised on the wealthy a...Absolutely taxes should be raised on the wealthy and the giant corporations; at the least, they should be paying their fair share in taxes. But raising taxes is political suicide for the politicians, I don't see them doing their fiscal duty which then leads to horrible scenarios. Default on the pensions or serious cuts in benefits? They already eliminated the COLA and increased pension contributions.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418801372998968620noreply@blogger.com