tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post8241940652703031401..comments2024-03-26T20:09:19.458-07:00Comments on Oregon PERS Information: Whipping Boymrfearless47http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-84139878656701358252014-03-02T17:48:03.101-08:002014-03-02T17:48:03.101-08:00There is no law that prevents you from signing you...There is no law that prevents you from signing your posts with your real name. Your post really tells us nothing about you that any of us would care enough to look up.mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-75031814996186654212014-03-02T10:18:00.771-08:002014-03-02T10:18:00.771-08:00Sure and not sure why my google name is not visibl...Sure and not sure why my google name is not visible. I am a retired public safety official who was well known and respected by both state and federal officials. I was often contacted and worked with both the federal house and senate on legislation. Politically I am an independent who is a conservative on fiscal issues and moderate on most other matters. I strongly believe Oregon lost a great dealUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380155959043410489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-71217634433363989962014-03-01T11:14:31.749-08:002014-03-01T11:14:31.749-08:00Good point, Marc. Like most readers of this blog,...Good point, Marc. Like most readers of this blog, I, too, would like to know more about "Unknown."<br /><br />So, "Unknown," why don't you give us some background about yourself? Might help us better evaluate your comments and decide whether or not we should take them seriously.mpguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414247110495050565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-33455064832688884492014-03-01T07:53:23.048-08:002014-03-01T07:53:23.048-08:00Any time a discussion devolves to arguing about &q...Any time a discussion devolves to arguing about "True Facts" I shake in my boots. Coming out of the expertness of my life, there is a serious attack on Pensions all over the US. At the time people were working to earn these benefits they were promised that such pensions were contractual and would absolutely be there in retirement. Now, when it is too late in life to return to work; 'Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980916819424254337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-34571784636762755962014-03-01T07:44:01.202-08:002014-03-01T07:44:01.202-08:00How about some disclosure about yourself? Sirota ...How about some disclosure about yourself? Sirota is out there for anyone to research. The fact that he quotes from the Brookings institute is largely because the Arnolds stealthily <br /> funded some of their research too. In the meantime it is hard to search "unknown" to find out how he or she might be biased, or not.<br /><br />Btw. I "own" the discussion group too, but mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-10101908007886928992014-03-01T06:35:58.373-08:002014-03-01T06:35:58.373-08:00Your blog so you obviously have the right to post ...Your blog so you obviously have the right to post anything you want. Members of the pers discussion group though deserve more information on the writer and his sources. His latest article quotes extensively from a very liberal think tank that promotes views favorable to their readers. The author himself has a checkered past of deceptive practices and writes for a very specific liberal viewpoint. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380155959043410489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-5646318168395968132014-02-28T20:06:42.742-08:002014-02-28T20:06:42.742-08:00http://pando.com/2014/02/28/an-anti-pension-billio...http://pando.com/2014/02/28/an-anti-pension-billionaire-shows-the-five-rules-of-deceptive-native-advertising/?utm_source=PandoDigest&utm_campaign=4618f17896-PandoDigest_December_9_2013_copy_09_12_11_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2f01c2729e-4618f17896-81036961<br /><br />More on the pension peril architect. Not a pretty picture.mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-39166780943162108172014-02-25T09:18:14.160-08:002014-02-25T09:18:14.160-08:00My problem is that I don't believe Wnet when t...My problem is that I don't believe Wnet when they say the money didn't taint the show. That its conclusion were identical to what the foundation advocates, which is pretty draconian, suggests the were under the influence when they wrote for the series. As for the rest, I don't know and I don't care. We will have to agree to disagree and end this discussion.mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-19754466485788970142014-02-25T07:53:26.352-08:002014-02-25T07:53:26.352-08:00So if the Arnold money is tainted as they believe ...So if the Arnold money is tainted as they believe pension reform should occur the MIT should refund their grant of 15 million for poverty research, or the 35 million they gave for obesity research, or the other 200 million last year. I have spent hundreds of hours writing grants for non-profits and the Arnold Foundation is one of the great ones. I believe WNET when they say Arnold's had no Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380155959043410489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-31201092988481583182014-02-24T19:16:20.749-08:002014-02-24T19:16:20.749-08:00I've read otherwise that wnet let Arnold revi...I've read otherwise that wnet let Arnold review the product and make "suggestions" for improvement. Moreover, while there may have been other sponsors, the Arnold's donated more than 75% of the funds for he series. Whatever you may think, the Arnold's had more or less complete control of the program. Even further, the Arnold's' role in discrediting public mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-60982747201857867692014-02-24T18:47:27.989-08:002014-02-24T18:47:27.989-08:00Both the Arnold Foundation and WNET state neither ...Both the Arnold Foundation and WNET state neither Arnold or any of the other founders had any control or made any suggestions regarding content and from what I have read Sirota offered no proof to dispute that fact. Also the topic had several founders although Arnold was the largest.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380155959043410489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-4310874763899762642014-02-24T12:37:26.918-08:002014-02-24T12:37:26.918-08:00@Unknown. You give people too much credit for the...@Unknown. You give people too much credit for their intellect. Since as you say "...Oregon has been mostly exempt from the pension abuses of many states..." The fact that this is true, opens the question of whether OPB should have even broadcast the program since it doesn't really apply to Oregon. By giving the program oxygen, it opens the door to all sorts of unnecessary mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-12525612287293813932014-02-24T11:03:39.150-08:002014-02-24T11:03:39.150-08:00No matter what side people are on the PBS program ...No matter what side people are on the PBS program was an important topic. I think it was unfortunate PBS gave in not because of the program but because of groups that do not like the Arnold Foundation. Using that standard Oregon PB should refuse funds from most foundations. Oregon has been mostly exempt from the pension abuses of many states. Look at CALPERS and the policies that allowed many Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380155959043410489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-41807837563996900962014-02-23T19:46:56.256-08:002014-02-23T19:46:56.256-08:00@bob. That will be a relevant case when ours come...@bob. That will be a relevant case when ours comes before the court in September. It might even be relevant before the special master in April.mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-14737332992222972052014-02-22T03:53:38.793-08:002014-02-22T03:53:38.793-08:00Ruling on a case stemming from 2011 legislation, t...Ruling on a case stemming from 2011 legislation, the Arizona Supreme Court said Thursday that the Legislature can't cut cost-of-living increases promised to judges and state elected officials.<br /><br />http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24786455/cost-of-arizona-pensions-ruling-estimated-at-375mBob Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163525368853727502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-2061501779924037952014-02-20T21:57:20.737-08:002014-02-20T21:57:20.737-08:00Thanks For sharing
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