Firefighter Pensions News Today

But will supporters stick together if Mayor Tishaura Jones vetoes the bill?

Bow down to just about anybody who comes to them, special interests, special pleaders looking for that one thing that will curry favor with their members. i keep thinking about inew york state, firefighter pensions, police pensions where they go, they go around the governor, go to the legislature to get these huge benefit packages, which now we see states around the country being forced -- the bill is coming due. theyre huge bills and the states dont have money to pay for any of these things. i ...

Here. that is not happening in a lot of cities. highest we found was 8%, some are 6% or 4% but most are zero. you pay it all. so the unions have convinced the firefighters that this was sustainable and the politicians helped them. now when these 19 firefighters retire to pay their pensions, how many? only 352 firefighters making $50,000 a year and putting 10% for pension to pay for one year of each of these firefighter pensions. man! i think youre small town. well never -- well be there with wat...

Here. that is not happening in a lot of cities. highest we found was 8%, some are 6% or 4% but most are zero. you pay it all. so the unions have convinced the firefighters that this was sustainable and the politicians helped them. now when these 19 firefighters retire to pay their pensions, how many? only 352 firefighters making $50,000 a year and putting 10% for pension to pay for one year of each of these firefighter pensions. man! i think youre small town. well never -- well be there with wat...