A while back, I asked the “pension haters” to offer a plan that would help get our state’s finances in order. I had offered up a plan of my own that would largely fix our budget problems.
NOT ONE of the “pension haters” has offered a solution or a plan, much less a solution/plan that would actually work.
So far, you have not offered anything but more of the same, “I hate DB pension plans because I/many private sector employees don’t get one ourselves…blah, blah, blah.” As mentioned before, the pension issue is just the tip of the iceberg, and even if we converted everyone to a 401k plan, we would still have a budget crisis. Most people would still be paying the same (or more) in taxes, and getting the same (or less/lower quality) service.
So…aside from pensions (which would not be significant enough to really affect our budget), which specific cuts would you make, and/or which taxes would you raise? Try to be productive for a change.
