This cannot be good news as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces a run-off election with Cook Co. Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia on April 7. Moody's Investor Service
downgraded the city's bond rating to Baa2 with a negative outlook because of the city's inability to rein in the soaring cost of its workers' pensions. Emanuel's office is pointing to the fact that two other rating agencies, Standards & Poor and Fitch, affirmed the city's credit rating; however, S&P warned it still might lower its rating more than one notch. Some recent pension reforms undertaken by the city face legal challenges in the court, and the credit agency is weary of more than $550 million in additional pension payments the city will be forced to make starting in 2016. His opponent quickly seized on the news as evidence of his "lack of fiscal stewardship."
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Government workers should not be allowed to live a life of luxury while the rest of America can't find a job, can't find a job that will be there longer than a few months, can't find jobs with benefits and can't find jobs with pensions.
Working over five years in any job is reward enough in America.
Government workers' pensions were unfairly issued, and current generations should not have to suffer to allow some people to live a life of ease.
Keystone Cops. Any leaders?? Anyone? Something smells.
http://fox59.com/2015/02/27/impd-to-discuss-cold-case-murder-during-press-conference/
Indystar
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/26/crowdfunding-raises-money-dna-testing-cold-case/24023311/
"Tax and Spend" doesn't work?
Well, sooner, rather than later, you learn that you run out of other people's money to spend!
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