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George Will on Coming War Over Public Pensions

Posted on December 26, 2010 by macromon

Be sure to catch George Will’s Washington Post piece on the coming battle in the new Congress over state and local public pensions.   In early December, we posted the report by James Pethokoukis of a secret Republican plan to push … Continue reading →

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GOP plan: “Push states to bankruptcy and smash unions”

Posted on December 8, 2010 by macromon

In his Reuters blog,  James Pethokoukis states the biggest political battle in Washington next year will be the Congressional Republicans plan to:  a) avoid a federal bailout of financially troubled states; and b) cripple employee unions by pushing fiscally troubled … Continue reading →

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