tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23816706.post1232577151028457489..comments2023-08-18T03:02:44.979-05:00Comments on Illinois Issues blog: Pension reform gridlock seems likely to continue Illinois Issues Statehouse bureauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857188978913308313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23816706.post-70885040869099113042013-06-19T21:37:33.240-05:002013-06-19T21:37:33.240-05:00Watching this cluster mess in Springfield...want t... Watching this cluster mess in Springfield...want things to be better for the future of the state...but think clarity needs to be made about other issues that have influenced this conundrum...who has put us here and what other groups are holding their agendas state reps,(I'd like to know exactly how many of these people r giving up their stipend or salary for this session and those people on this new committee are getting paid for these meetings) judges retirement etc...a atchisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23816706.post-85034535427366197802013-06-12T20:25:08.946-05:002013-06-12T20:25:08.946-05:00This is beyond ridiculous. Madigan's bill is e...This is beyond ridiculous. Madigan's bill is extreme - he is trying to cut the present value of my pension benefits by over 20%. His bill has been voted on in the Senate twice and was defeated by large margins both times, for obvious reasons. Could you imagine how much support a bill which cuts Social Security benefits by over 20%, for current beneficiaries, would get in the U.S. Congress? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com