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Friday, December 13, 2013

12-13-13 Fred Klonsky | WAS Running for our pensions What? U DIDN'T VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky?

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.:

Welcome LOKI





I won’t be going to this year’s IEA Representative Assembly.
When I decided to run as a retired delegate to the Representative Assembly of the IEA it was partly out of frustration with the lack of substance and turnout for these elections. I decided to run clearly in opposition to the current practices of the IEA leadership. I presented myself as standing in opposition to corporate school reform efforts. And I presented myself as an unapologetic activist fo

The in box. Con artists and deceptive business practices.
  Con artists and deceptive business practices. Fred:  This email seems to have come too late.  I tried to the best of ability to protect myself from con artists and deceptive business practices, but alas, our legislators courtesy of the Civic Club and its illustrious membership. got to me first!  - Victor December 13, 2013 Dear Friends, Please join Congresswomen Tammy Duckworth and me

On the radio.
I will be talking pensions and politics with host Dick Kay on WPCT Progressive Radio 820 AM Saturday afternoon from 2 to 3. Those who want to listen and live outside the signal area can catch it live streamed here. Dick Kay is a long-time Chicago reporter covering politics. Should be fun.  


From TRS. Here are the nuts and bolts of SB1. If your state representative or senator voted for it, as them to tell you what this says and explain it to you.
From TRS: Effective Date The effective date of the law is June 1, 2014. It is highly likely that a court challenge to the law’s constitutionality will delay the implementation of the law beyond June 1. It is equally likely that thelegal effective date of the law will remain June 1, 2014, for purposes of calculating COLAs, the creditable earnings cap, retirement age and the forfeiture of future CO
Pension thieves.
  Sylvana Tabares is the Democratic Party House Representative from the 21st District which includes Little Village. She was elected with heavy financial backing from the corporate reform group Stand for Children in her race against Rudy Lozano. She attacks police, fire fighters, state employees, teachers and state university employees. Approach with care. She acts like a Republican and is dange


Hugh proposes an election strategy.
Dear Fred: Let us assume that a viable third party candidate does not emerge in the upcoming election for Governor. What do we do? Those in power like to rig the election process in their favor. Maybe we can turn the tables. Can we use the election process against them? A possible strategy for the March Primaries: If your present Illinois State Senator or Representative is a Democrat who voted an
Tony at the Red Line Tap.
I greeted Sean and nodded to Tony. “Bottle of Brugse Straffe Hendrik,” I said. “Room temperature.” “Cool, dude” said Sean in a voice somewhat garbled by his pierced tongue. Tony stared at the ESPN Classic Sports which was showing the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250. “Any news about Marty’s TV career,” I asked? “Oh, man. She quit that. Hooked up with a mandolin player in a blue grass

12-12-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The Illinois senior tax. Retirees pay 25%. Corporations pay zero.Reader Phil writes: All calculations indicate most retirees will lose 25-35% of their revenue stream over the next 20-30 years under the new law. This has the same effect as taxing us seniors by a rate of 25%. So we now have a tax system