[quote=pri_dk][quote=jpinpb]Blame it on the pensioners.[/quote]
I think the most likely suspects are those who came out the crisis completely unscathed.
That would be many Wall Street/banker types, but also the “pensioners.”
The pensioners were actually more crafty in their scheme. Some bankers may eventually pay for their crimes, but the law provides absolute protection for anyone receiving a government pension.[/quote]
Again, the benefits are protected/guaranteed, but the source of the pension contributions can vary. Public workers have been contributing more and more over the past few years. In many cases, taxpayers are not contributing anything at all toward the pensions — the employees are paying 100% of the contributions to their pensions.
The public union workers did not at all come out unscathed. Have you completely missed all the layoffs, benefit cuts, introduction of a two-tiered system in many municipalities, wage and benefit cuts, etc.??? In the meantime, compensation for the financial elite is at all-time highs. Not only that, but the PTB has managed to brainwash all the idiots into believing that the unions have caused all our problems. The public union employees had **NOTHING** to do with the “financial crisis” and the recession/depression.
You’re right…suspect those who came out unscathed.
The OWS movement will stay on target. The financial industry is 100% responsible for our economic problems, including the “pension crisis.” Fix the problems/corruption in the financial sector, and most of our other problems will largely disappear after a period of adjustment.
