WARNING….THIS OPENING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT COULD BE VERY HARMFUL TO RETIREES AND FUTURE RETIREES, BESIDES TO THE TAXPAYERS.

THE POLS IN SPRINGFIELD WANT US TO TRUST THEM….HA,……….

HOW DID THAT GO BEFORE .?……THE CHICAGO FIBUNE ARTICLE IS CALLING FOR AN ATTACK ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLAS (and most likely our pensions in time too)

THEY WANT TO ALTER JUST WHAT CHICAGO RETIREES FOUGHT FOR IN COURTS FOR OVER 3 YEARS IN FACT ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT WHERE CHICAGO RETIREES WON THE CASE TO PROTECT OUR PENSIONS AND COLAS……………

………….ACCORDING TO THE SPRINGFIELD POLS, THEY WANT THE AMENDMENT OPEN TO MAKE THE RICH PAY MORE TAXES……….

……..PROBLEM IS WHATS TO STOP THEM GOING AFTER THE MIDDLE CLASS AND EVEN THE POOR>>>NOT A DAMN THING.……….

.. TO ADD TO THIS, OUR FRIENDS AT THE FIBUNE ARE CALLING FOR A VOTE BY THE TAXPAYERS, WHO BECAUSE OF THE MEDIAS PAINTING US AS GREEDY S.O.B.s….WE MOST LIKELY WOULD GO DOWN IN FLAMES ON THAT VOTE…. PART OF THE FIBUNE ARTICLE ….The good news is that this fight isnt over (*IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT SIDED WITH PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND IT IS THE LAW*)

Lawmakers have until May 2020 to put a companion referendum on the ballot to change the constitution’s pension clause.

The way out is real reform and its hiding in plain sight. The pension clause needs to be loosened.

Benefits earned so far should and would be protected. But going forward, the legislature should be empowered to tweak those costly guarantees such as 3% compounded cost of living adjustments……….

……….AGAIN WE CANT TRUST THE FIBUNE WHO LABELS US AS “GREEDY” BESIDES THEY DONT MAKE THE LAWS………..

……….BUT THEY SURE WILL DICTATE WHAT THE LAWS SHOULD BE……………

…..HERES ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE FIBUNE ABOUT THIS PROTECTION OF EARNED BENEFITS….

REMEMBER A GUY NAMED Rahm Emanuel WHO TOOK CHICAGO Employees BENEFIT OF HEALTH CARE AWAY AND THE FIBUNE BACKED THAT (how soon we forget) BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT ABOUT PRESENT CHICAGO EMPLOYEES….THEY HAVE PLENTY OF MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING NUTS OVER THINKING ABOUT PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE IF THEY RETIRE AND NOW YOU JUST ADDED MORE TO THE FIRE….C.W.P.P. HAS ALWAYS BACKED THE CONTRACT OF WHEN YOU WERE HIRED WHATEVER THE DEAL WAS AT THE TIME, THATS WHAT YOU RETIRE WITH….”WE STAND AS ONE” …..

OPPOSE OPENING THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION AS TO PENSION PROTECTIONS ………Change the law on new government hires !!!!!