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Encinitas City Council Candidate Tony Kranz Accused of “Attack”
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Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
You can cut the pension fat with a dirk but you can't cut it with a dork wielding the dirk. ============= CLASSIC!! . >>I am predicting CA and NY will be asking the Feds to bail them out-much like the TARP money did the last 2 years.<< The new GOP House is extremely unlikely to agree to such bailouts. ======================== Oh, I am hoping so much that you are right. It would be a terrible mistake if the Feds bailed out any state/s. Terrible. These bailouts (so far just for the connected few) need to end, they are wiping out what is left of our the middle class. Let's hope someone, ANYONE in the Congress can put our finances in order and stop running trillion dollar + deficits. If repugs do it, great, if dems do it, great. Don't care who, what or how it gets accomplished, but we need fiscal responsibility before we all end up on the street.— November 3, 2010 12:26 p.m.
A Family (Genovese) Affair?
An Ex Parte Application is just a request that is being made without notifying the other/opposing side-and generally you never file anything ex parte unless it is an emergency and the other side cannot be reached, the key to our judicial system is for all infomration to be disclosed to all parties- but I have no idea what it is so who knows. I do know this, the City is in deep doo doo over this case.— November 3, 2010 10:57 a.m.
Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
I like Founder's rhyme!!! I predicted Prop D would fail by a 2-1 margin, and it was very close to a 2-1 failure. When an issue fails by 2-1, then it was a very bad issue to be placed on the ballot. If you take out the public employees who had a vested interest in gettign D passed, it would have most likely failed by 3-1.— November 3, 2010 10:51 a.m.
Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
People who say “the pensions can never be changed, every court has ruled that… so far.” They will be witnessing a trend against that line of thought as the tsunami of pension deficits across the nation flood the bankruptcy courts. San Diego could very well be one of the first. ================ Prichard Alabama shed their pensions in BK court, so it can be done, and it will be done on a massive scale for muni's across this country in the coming years. I am predicting CA and NY will be asking the Feds to bail them out-much like the TARP money did the last 2 years. I sincerely hope that does not happen. It is morally and ethically wrong, and could be a political nightmare for Obama, but it is certainly possible after what the Feds did with GM and the UAW union.— November 3, 2010 9:22 a.m.
Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
Sanders is still San Diego Public Safety Threat #1. By Anon92107 ===================== This tax defeat was a clear message to, and about, Jerry Sanders. The people do not trust him any longer. By Ponzi ============ BOTH comments on the money, Sanders has to go. He is not the answer to this Cities problems. He has NO solutions besides his half baked tax schemes that are nothing more than corporate welfare and bandaid approaches to the pension tsunami coming down the turn................— November 3, 2010 9:18 a.m.
Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
Here it my plan, I posted it in anbother thread, to fix the pension shortfall and protect it moving forward; 1) highest paid employees take 25% salary cut, and as the salary goes down progressively lower the % of the salary cut, w/no one under $50K taking a cut. Cap that salary for a minimum of 5 years, or until DB pension fund is at a 120% funded level, which ever comes first. All that money saved from the pay cut is paid, IN FULL, right into the pension DB fund to shore it up. All new hires go into a DB/DC hybrid pension plan-1%@40 DB w/6% matching DC from both employee and muni; or A 10% employee DC contribution combined with 25% City/muni DC contribution (35% DC overall, might/might not raise it 5% for public safety).— November 3, 2010 9:15 a.m.
As a Citizen Activist....Sharing My Research and Endorsements of Candidates and Props
Prop D: No Way!!! There are no REAL reforms in this proposition and it will only raise money to pay inflated pensions and does not encourage what we really need which is REAL renegotiations of these pensions....and despite what Sanders says.....yes we can renegotiate w/ the unions. They would much rather renegotiate than risk a court decision on bankruptcy. (Vallejo is not a reasonable excuse) ================ Good editorial on Prop D! Prop D has failed, and it is time for some serious decisions on the financial condition of this great city, with muni pay and overall compensation at the top of the list. I have laid out a plan for fixing the pension mess, but no elected offial will go for it-so far. I think BK is coming if my plan, or one similar to it, is not implemented. My plan; 1) highest paid employees take 25% salary cut, and as the salary goes down progressively lower the % of the salary cut, w/no one under $50K taking a cut. Cap that salary for a minimum of 5 years, or until DB pension fund is at a 120% funded level, which ever comes first. All that money saved from the pay cut is paid, IN FULL, right into the pension DB fund to shore it up. All new hires go into a DB/DC hybrid pension plan-1%@40 DB w/6% matching DC from both employee and muni; or A 10% employee DC contribution combined with 25% City/muni DC contribution (35% DC overall, might/might not raise it 5% for public safety). That is a heck of a good plan to get out of the hole. The ones receiving the biggest and best benefits/pension make the biggest sacrifice, as it should be- and taxpayers who make less will not get gouged anymore! If anyone has a better plan please post it up. I have emailed this plan to Carl DeMaio, but so far he has not responded to it.— November 2, 2010 9:39 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
Vote NO on Prop D (for Dumb) and Put our Leaders to Work! By Founder 12:30 p.m., Oct 21, 2010 ================== Well, it is over, Prop D has failed. Done. Caput. Time for serious financial decisions. I would suggest cutting FF/Cop salsry by 25% and putting into their pensions,w hile puttign all new hires into a 401K/DC or a modified DB/DC pension, like 1%@40, with a 6% DC match.— November 2, 2010 9:25 p.m.
As a Citizen Activist....Sharing My Research and Endorsements of Candidates and Props
Many of the candidates I just didn't like any of them so I voted for "None of the Above" for multiple positions. ====================== LOL....the choice for elected officials, particularly gov, were awful. Was there an option for "none of the above"??? As for everyone who was up for confirmation, judges, school board, whatever, I voted NO for all incumbants-every single one. Especially judges. I went 3rd party on everything else-no dems, no repugs, just 3rd party. I was VERY disappointed with the two choices for gov., the most important issue/official on the ballot. Two turkeys IMO, and I doubt either one will be able to fix the problems we have, and it is really a crap shoot IMO on that race, and in the end I doubt it will matter which one gets elected. But I do want people who know and understand the issues to vote, no matter what position you take, and if you don't I prefer you do not vote....LOL!— November 2, 2010 7:48 p.m.