We paid for our own darn retirement what makes these people think they are above those who pay their salaries. Our taxes are high enough here now is the time for Gov. Walker to fire them it would be a great time to clean house. I hope he is considering it I am going to call his office and suggest it.
I lost my job at a large corporation last year, had an epiphany, and recently opened my own small (but growing) consulting business in the past 6 months. My wife is saving for retirement through her 401k, but most of my income at this point goes either back into the company or to help pay for public leeches’ retirements (and other things) via taxes. What little is left over is for groceries and other household needs.
I can’t afford to pay for my own retirement right now (I’m thankful to have an income at this point), or to put money into my kids’ college accounts (ages 5 and 7), but I still have to pay for Oregon’s exhorbinant public union retirement.
Enough is enough.
And people wonder why public unions are losing private sector support?