Des Plaines Opinion
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Public pensions vs. Social SecurityApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am disappointed with your story on public pensions vs. social security. You led with two families and list their retirement income. What you did not list, which is of ...
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Vote out lawmakers to fix pension problemApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are you attacking the teachers' benefits? Teachers have not caused the financial problems with the state of Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is the cause. The leg...
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It's time to abolish public pensionsApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would have laughed at Ken Swanson's (President, Illinois Education Association) remarks if I hadn't been so busy crying. According to Mr. Swanson, "There is nothing ex...
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We shouldn't cover pension fund lossesApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I believe there are several practices that contribute to the excessive pension benefits in the Illinois pension system. 1. The pension calculation is only based on the ...
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Stop bankers from gambling our moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hey, investor! Feel like a chump? You should. Thanks to the absence of meaningful regulatory oversight, you, along with me and the rest of the ordinary investing public ...
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Wasn't this a car theft?Apr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently Sen. Cullerton issued a statement where he says that he never interferes with the judicial process in relation to his son's various arrests. If that is true, ho...
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Title IX limits sports for boysApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I was saddened though not surprised by the article by Ms. McGraw about the Obama administration's pledge to strengthen Title IX. I have no problems with girls and women...
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Thanks for stating the obvious, againApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable's April 17 column is titled "Babies with 'bad' names can grow to be fine adults". (By 'bad' he means unusual in America.) It is difficult to understand ho...
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I'm reaching my (credit) limitApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - As a follow-up to my Fence Post letter (Jan. 10, Financial industry caused this collapse), I want to point out how our "friendly neighborhood banks" have gone to another...
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State can't teach us how to save moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Saving accounts for every child? On April 22, the Daily Herald published an AP article reporting that Illinois financial officials want every child born in the state to ...