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| Illinois may tax private retirement funds to pay public worker pensions |
| 2019-02-19 |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 I see whut you did there |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-19 20:33 |
| #6 Yeah, Commodore Frank. Argentina did the same thing and then welshed on govt bonds when they went bankwupt. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-02-19 19:27 |
| #5 Why Bawney Fwank floated the trial balloon of replacing 401K $ with IOUs "guaranteed by the Gubbamint" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-19 19:25 |
| #4 Such pacts are invalid Hah. It's only invalid if all the courts and pols agree. Don't hold your breath. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-02-19 19:24 |
| #3 And they think they have population flight and revenue issues now.... |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-02-19 19:16 |
| #2 Politicians elected with government employee union monies make a pension pact to fleece the taxpayer for whom they had no interest in fiduciary responsibilities in the end. Such pacts are invalid because of the clear conflict of interest. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-02-19 19:15 |
| #1 Pitchfork time |
| Posted by: newc 2019-02-19 17:52 |