Economic Policy Institute: As Unions Decline, Income Inequality Grows
The Economic Policy Institute is one of the very few think tanks in Washington, D.C., that is not funded by Bill Gates or the Waltons....
Category : Pensions
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Voucher Bill and Pension Bill
Democrat Andy Beshear vetoed school bills passed by the Republican-dominated legislature of Kentucky. Beshear campaigned as a friend of public schools, and he came through...
Randy Wieck: A Drive-By Looting of Pension Funds in Kentucky
Kentucky teacher and activist Randy Wieck writes on Fred Klonsky’s blog about the renewal of the Republican legislators’ efforts to raid teachers’ pension funds in...
FDR on Social Security and Trump’s Plan to Bankrupt It
People who work for a living count on the fact that when they retire, they will have Social Security. They pay taxes to fund the...
Peter Greene: Rhode Island is a Henhouse Controlled by Foxes
Peter Greene turns his attention to Rhode Island and finds that it has been subject to a corporate education reform takeover. Not only is the...
Fred Klonsky: Retired Teachers in Illinois Don’t Collect Social Security, Does It Matter if the GOP Kills It?
Fred Klonsky is a retired teacher in Illinois. Retired teachers in that state, like many others, don’t collect Social Security. Politicians of both parties have...
Help Amy McGrath Defeat Mitch McConnell! Save America from the Grim Reaper!
Mitch McConnell is a national menace. He wants states to declare bankruptcy and break all their pension contracts. He brags about being “the Grim Reaper,”...
Mitch McConnell to Kentucky and Other States: Drop Dead!
Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky, says that the federal government should let the states go bankrupt. This would destroy the pensions and health insurance of...
Sue Legg: Is the Florida Legislature Planning to Undermine Teachers’ Pensions?
Sue Legg of the Florida League of Women Voters wrote here about concerns about teachers’ pensions and whether the 2020 legislature is planning to undermine...
Kentucky: Matt Bevin Concedes Defeat
The Kentucky governor’s race is over at last. Matt Bevin conceded defeat. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday conceded to Attorney General Andy Beshear after...