tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post3067698861041372782..comments2023-11-22T04:27:07.521-06:00Comments on glen brown: An Addendum to What I Said to Some Friends about Our Pensions Yesterday Eveninggbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-82886806992809560352018-05-10T17:41:15.830-05:002018-05-10T17:41:15.830-05:00If we retirees will not defend ourselves and our d...If we retirees will not defend ourselves and our deferred earned income (pensions), why would we expect others to do so for us? We must act to save ourselves.<br />Some vague concept of justice without actively seeking it is not enough.<br />Believing in legislative fairness in the political scene of 2018 America is not enough.<br />Magical thinking that deludes us into believing that injustice simply cannot happen to us is not enough.<br />Thoughts and prayers are not enough.<br />Waiting for someone else to save us is both delusional and not enough.<br />Belief in the two party system and the free market as forms of fairness is not enough.<br />Awaiting a political messiah who will wipe away any threats and dangers to the American way of life as it existed in a glorified past is not enough.<br />Cursing the corruption called government is not enough.<br />We must never be willing victims - never, ever.<br />What can we do to avoid penury, suffering and a slow, miserable death?<br />Glen clearly states what is happening and what we need to do. It is up to all retiree to defend themselves and each other. Complacency is for losers. Refuse to become a loser.Ken Previtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513924091013990654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-79809763182854560762018-05-10T13:29:45.012-05:002018-05-10T13:29:45.012-05:00From John Dillon:
Well said, my friend. The rumo...From John Dillon:<br /><br />Well said, my friend. The rumors and discussions of choice and consideration are once again being murmured in Springfield as the state continues its minimum payments to the pension fund, a union-hating governor delusionally believes there was no real line drawn on May 8th by the ILSC, all the politicians cringe away from finding real revenue answers in an antiquated and broken revenue system. We always agreed they'd be coming again...<br /><br />Johngbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.com