tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post8744471745804543560..comments2023-06-27T08:39:54.324-07:00Comments on Pension Vocabulary : Reboot Illinois? Warning: A New VirusJohn Dillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10516552420300264491noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post-55207880414397991422015-10-18T13:55:52.815-07:002015-10-18T13:55:52.815-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.wesley mouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781017536059504121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post-9232361227570396552013-04-26T21:40:55.386-07:002013-04-26T21:40:55.386-07:00Thank you for your comments. Would Lester and Jim...Thank you for your comments. Would Lester and Jim Crown be the same members of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago who engaged Sidley Austin to prepare an argument for addressing the debt crisis by arguing that a state's needs can trump the constitutional rights and promises made to public sector workers? If so, I concede your non-partisianshio, but not your bias. Indeed, I declare mine openly. Let's be honest, you promise an opportunity for teachers to have less retirement income in twenty years. You would have them believe that their pensions themselves are a benefit and not a promise made in contractual language in the Illinois Constitution. You, like the Civic Committee and others, would have them believe that the costs of current pensions overshadow the ability to pay for other services - not the actual problem: the debt incurred for years of non-payment. Look for answers to the revenue shortfalls in the state, Ms. Doubek. Look for another and more logical method of paying back what was stolen from public sector workers. <br /><br />Thanks for your suggestions.<br /><br />JD John Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516552420300264491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607144762948150931.post-14776405922905727112013-04-19T14:54:13.685-07:002013-04-19T14:54:13.685-07:00John: Reboot Illinois' other investors include...John: Reboot Illinois' other investors include Lester and Jim Crown. Please check them out as well. We, and all our investors, are committed to a professional, nonpartisan operation. <br /><br />Editorial content decisions are made by me and Executive Editor Matt Dietrich. We have more than 50 years' experience in award-winning journalism. <br /><br />We understand why teachers and other public employees are frustrated by our state's pension problems. Through our forum with the Daily Herald and our ongoing coverage, we're hoping to help find a solution so that teachers will have retirement income in 20 years. Without change, that is unlikely. Please do check out our pension timeline here: http://rebootillinois.com/?infographic=2088 and our look at average pensions here: http://rebootillinois.com/?infographic=2166<br /><br />Finally, I would note that we have featured guest views from across the political and government spectrum in Illinois. Thanks for this opportunity to comment.<br /><br />Madeleine Doubek<br />Reboot IllinoisMadeleine Doubekhttp://www.rebootillinois.comnoreply@blogger.com