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Today's all-purpose pension post

7 Comments

• Mike said:

  The chutzpah of all you commie scum is oft times astonishing. YOU have created these socialist programs that extend far into the middle class over the governor's veto then you blame HIM for them! He proposed last year that Rite Care income limits be tightened. The marxist GA refused. The same drama will play out this year. Progressives-the biggest bitchers in the world but "zero" solutions. Other than the always effective (LOL) TALK TO THE UNIONS!!!!!
  January 25, 2008 12:46 AM

• joe said:

  you present crowley's assertions as gospel-good journalism there-as long as you tip a few with someone,i guess the accuracy of what he says loses importance-does crowley have documentation he is willing to present publicly to support his numbers?considering some of his past antics and vile accusations about various people he merits skepticism to say the least-and if his numbers are correct,do they reflect employee numbers or total number of people covered,such as spouses and children-that would make quite a difference in terms of percentage of employees covered-and where did crowley get his information-from the companies named?the state?it seems like matt jerzyk,david segal, pat crowley,and steven brown all get a free back rub on your blog no matter what they say
  January 25, 2008 2:41 AM

• Pat Crowley said:

  Hi Joe: Ian's post has the links.
  January 25, 2008 11:10 AM

• Mike said:

  It's quite true Joe that the workers get free health care from the taxpayers. What scumsucker Crowley DOESN'T tell you is that the much reviled "Enron Don" has tried to STOP this by tightening eligibility. Who stopped the governor? The NEA backed "progressives" in the GA! Crowley's chutzpah reminds me of the kid who killed his parents and cried for sympathy because he's an orphan.
  January 25, 2008 1:50 PM

• Ian said:

  Mike, it tells us a lot about your character that when presented with information you dislike (from a state report), you respond by calling people names.
  January 25, 2008 4:00 PM

• JoeO said:

  I'm not sure Pat was accurately interpreting the data. Pat was including dependents. The actual number of actual corp employees is a much lower number. For example; total number of Bank of America employees is 112. Further, and I know it's not a corp, Pat forgot to include City of Providence, which is 92. What about changing state pension system to a 401k type plan?
  January 25, 2008 6:32 PM

• Rhody said:

  I'm not sure I understand Pat's data (and I'd endorse 401ks for state workers, too), but I've been on the receiving end of many a Mike tirade. He makes me proud to be a progressive.
  January 25, 2008 7:31 PM

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