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Big Brother Deval

Posted in Pension Tidal Wave, State issues, Taylor Armerding, The Soap Box on Feb 10th, 2009 Comments Off

I didn’t expect, for a moment, that Gov. Deval Patrick would bring anything resembling tax relief to Massachusetts. He never really promised to, anyway. If you listened to what he said during his campaign, it was that if the income tax was reduce…

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More misery loves company

Posted in Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Apr 15th, 2008 Comments Off

Massachusetts is not the only state where the benefits that come with public pensions are such that people will go to any lengths in order to make themselves eligible for one or, if already eligible, increase their length of service. The Washington Tim…

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It’s a spending problem

Posted in Local politics, Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Nov 25th, 2007 Comments Off

The latest issue of MassINC’s CommonWealth magazine has a good article on the fiscal perils facing Bay State communities. Residents of Salem, Gloucester and Lawrence, all of which are dealing with significant deficits these days, might want to ta…

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Where can I get a deal like that? Part 3

Posted in Ken Johnson, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 9th, 2007 Comments Off

In response to a previous post on pensions, Shawn D. of Quincy said: Ken, While it seems that a lot of time and effort went into the pension series, you guys missed a few very important points. Key to this whole discussion should be the fact that publi…

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Back in the day

Posted in Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 9th, 2007 Comments Off

Bill Mugford of Middleton called this morning to offer his thoughts on the recent Eagle-Tribune series on public pensions. He’s viewed the situation from both sides — as a member of the town’s board of selectmen and an employee of its…

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Where can I get a deal like that? Part 2

Posted in Ken Johnson, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 6th, 2007 Comments Off

Thanks to all those who commented on posts related to our Pension Tidal Wave series. Here are some responses to those who raised questions in a previous post… Scott questions the fairness of denying Social Security to those who worked in the priv…

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The joke’s on us

Posted in Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 3rd, 2007 Comments Off

For years the joke was a staple whenever politicians gathered, whether at the old Commodore in Beverly for St. Patrick’s Day or at one of those “times” held to raise money for an influential member of the House or Senate. So-and-so wa…

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Where can I get a deal like that?

Posted in Ken Johnson, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 2nd, 2007 Comments Off

There’s so much information in the Pension Tidal Wave series that it’s difficult to take in all at once. So let’s look at just one little piece from today’s installment. According to the Public Employee Retirement Administration…

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Pension bill vs. war bill

Posted in Pension Tidal Wave, Taylor Armerding, The Soap Box on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments Off

In response to the first installment of our series “Pension Tidal Wave” come the predictable round of critics who say that before we call attention to the lavish, unaffordable benefits granted to public employees, we must give regular, fron…

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Pension series

Posted in Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, The Soap Box on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments Off

The cost of government giveaways in the Bay State is coming home to roost as the “Pension Tidal Wave” series beginning today in the Eagle-Tribune newspapers demonstrates. Read series here Cities and towns, with the encouragement of the Legi…

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