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frazzled

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1. Not that I was in favor of this law, but

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 07:07 PM

Nov 2014

explain to me what many equitable ways could resolve the crisis (ones that wouldn't involve cutting any services to the poor). I can only think of one way: changing the Illinois income tax to a graduated one that leaves the middle-class burden more or less unchanged but is very high on the high-income end. It would be hard to pass, but should be done regardless of the pension crisis.

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Illinois pension reform law is unconstitutional, judge rules [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 OP

Not that I was in favor of this law, but frazzled Nov 2014 #1

For years, it was the received political wisdom in Illinois Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #2

They do need to reform it. mucifer Nov 2014 #3