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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:28 PM Sep 2018

Retired public employees fucked over again. [View all]

Maybe the contract wasn't a good contract for the taxpayers. But it was a contract. The deal was, you worked for x# of years, you got pension and all health benefits paid for.

Along comes Christie. "Sorry, we're breaking the contract. We don't want to raise taxes to pay for what we owe you. No cost of living adjustment for you for, at least, 30 years."


Now comes Murphy. "Guess, what? You ain't getting all the health care you were promised, either." And the Republican lawmakers want to make the retired workers pay more.

My question. This is supposed to save the state around $200m per year. Will that go into the pension fund or towards the governor's limo and free shore house?

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