tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post343755332075731892..comments2024-03-26T20:09:19.458-07:00Comments on Oregon PERS Information: Ventilator Bluesmrfearless47http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-13033509384997427212010-11-13T10:27:04.235-08:002010-11-13T10:27:04.235-08:00It's that time of year: variable transfer into...It's that time of year: variable transfer into regular at year's end, or stay with variable?<br />Have you addressed this issue in the past; or could you freshly summarize pro's and con's for your readers?Scotty Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954327725146989491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-6715862193477893552010-11-03T23:16:34.818-07:002010-11-03T23:16:34.818-07:00Mpguy. This has been my response all alongMpguy. This has been my response all alongmrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-45608395340191312712010-10-30T11:11:17.218-07:002010-10-30T11:11:17.218-07:00Why not have PERS provide the information about sa...Why not have PERS provide the information about salary, years worked, account balance, benefit levels, and other statistical data <b>without</b> revealing any information (name, address, employer) that would identify an individual member?<br /><br />It seems that the right wingers could get whatever info they <b>really</b> need (and want to spin) from the various stats. (For example, "mpguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307188169871504303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-23255105638067134812010-10-29T07:59:21.731-07:002010-10-29T07:59:21.731-07:00And now John Kroger has announced that he is ready...And now John Kroger has announced that he is ready to lobby the 2011 Legislature to "significantly overhaul the public records law to encourage greater transparency and greater public access to their government." Read 'further erode the right-to-privacy for current and former public employees. <br /><br />I was taught in school that my rights end where someone else' rights beginMollyNCharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820177892587624434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-90408600929227377322010-10-20T16:58:36.178-07:002010-10-20T16:58:36.178-07:00The AG disagrees with our interpretation of what i...The AG disagrees with our interpretation of what is protected by the statutes and administrative rules. The AG argues that we don't have any expectation of privacy concerning our names, our salaries, and our work history. They have no right to our addresses or other identifying information, but anyone with two functioning neurons could read a name, look at where the person worked, and mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-46127406765314639012010-10-19T15:20:15.411-07:002010-10-19T15:20:15.411-07:00On the PERS web site is "Pers by the Numbers&...On the PERS web site is "Pers by the Numbers" that gives the information they want except for inidvidual names and addresses. I wonder why they want names and addresses. They can't be considering anything violent, can they? That's crazy. I'm probably stupidly missing something here.<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974530432711239349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-59235950899215494302010-10-19T13:56:45.976-07:002010-10-19T13:56:45.976-07:00As a piece of followup, please do note that the ad...As a piece of followup, please do note that the additional information the Oregonian is requesting includes any other money managed by PERS. That would mean the 457 plan (deferred compensation), and the IAP. This is a gross invasion of privacy, especially since the 457 money is actually our own money taken as deferred compensation in lieu of salary. There is no public money there unless you mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.com