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We could use bankruptcy to renegotiate the pensions. Although the state courts would probably protect the pensions if the case was appealed to the federal Courts the pensioneers risk losing everything and would likely settle rather than risk everything. ============= Federal courts have sole authority over BK cases, no state court involved. But yes, the federal court does have the power to reduce current pensions in a chapter 9, it has happened in Prichard Alabama already. It could happen here, or anywhere else in the USA. The public unions got us into this mess with their greed, they should be the ones who lose the most if a BK is filed, and face it, Bk is coming- it is only a matter of when. If KFC Sanders filed when he was elected 5 years ago we would be well on our way to recoivery right now, even in this downturn. We could have used that $100 million tobacco settlement money on parks, roads, schools or libraries-instead it was wasted by tossing all of it into the pension black hole thta will never ever be filled. There are not enough taxes on the planet to fill the pension gap.— October 20, 2010 5:31 p.m.
Vexatious Litigant Loses Appeal
B is correct, the court made up the law to get a muzzle on this clown. But he did not "intentionally" subject himself to anything-they called him. The court needed to shut the guy down and they did, unlawfully.— October 20, 2010 4:18 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
The only possible personal information that ADMIN could have would be your internet service provider and your general location. Your ISP cannot release any information about you without a subpoena. ============================ Refried, I never said the Reader received info from **MY** ISP. I said Jay Allen has access to the Reader server, he passed private info he received from that access to russl, who in turn sent it to me in a private message. There are several problems when this happens, because the Reader server has 1) your email, 2) your IP address and provider, and, 3) your password. What else has Jay Allen passed along? You have to presume if Jay Allen breached ONE item, he has breached all of the above. All of these items are private info, and breaching them is a violation of any TOS agreement, as well as an invasion of privacy and the poitential for many civil and criminal acts.— October 19, 2010 6:36 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
Actually Jay Allen, I do know it for a fact, and you did indeed pass information along to russl because I have a copy of it. You did indeed, in the russl meltdown thread make public private user information, and I can go back to through your comments and find the exact one where you said that. You did indeed say you had acces to the IP addresses and you did indeed say you knew who was posting from IP addresses under different handles. If you have access to the server (and you do as evidenced by your actions) you have access to all the information in the server, including email and pass words. I stand by my comment that Jay Allen breached the Reader TOS and the privacy of the users, and I have the private message from russl to prove that up. I have Jay Allen's own posts to prove that up. So it is a fact.— October 19, 2010 6:28 p.m.
Judge Permits Channel 10 to Use Videotape of Sanders Deposition in Kessler Case
Wow, this is going to be "Must See TV"!— October 19, 2010 6:18 p.m.
Councilmember Marti Emerald Douses Political Firestorm over San Diego's Public Safety Budget Cuts
When Prop D (as in Doesn't) pass what do you and your "Business Leaders" suggest the City do to get out of the Fiscal Hole they have created? ===================== Can I take JW's question since he will not answer it?? I have laid out this plan before here, but will again in case anyone missed it; I would CUT all FF and PD pay by 25%, I would CAP the pay at that rate for a minimum of 5 years, maybe 7-10, that would freeze all pensions costs in place so they did not rise, I would then take the 25% that was cut and put it directly into the pension system until the pension system were funded at 120%. I would do this "cut and cap" to not just the FD, but all employees making 6 figures or more-I would make the cut to those between $50K-$100K also, but at a lower %, on a progressive scale. This is a plan that would work, it would get the city out of debt and make us whole again. The ones who are reaping the BIGGEST benefits-those making $100K or more, and those with the "3%@50" pensions would take the biggest hit in this plan, and that is how it should be. But if anyone else has a better plan, besides BK, please post i tup.— October 19, 2010 3:31 p.m.
Councilmember Marti Emerald Douses Political Firestorm over San Diego's Public Safety Budget Cuts
I never said Sanders was or is my choice. IMO he's been a tremendous disappointment since his reelected. ================ Yes, major let down........identical to Arnold IMO. Both major flops.— October 19, 2010 3:23 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
Believe it-it did happen. Jay Allen himself said so in the russl meltdown thread. Jay Allen most certainly does-or did in the past- have access to the server system. Jay Allen was even claiming he knows who all the people are who have sock puppet accounts who post in the same thread using mutliple names based on their ISP addresses-you can only get that kind of info if you have access to the server system. Even russl said in his post here, in this very thread (since deleted) that it was not a good idea to "anatgonize a Reader web admin.", referring specifically to Jay Allen. So Jay Allen (and russl) have access to the server, or are getting their info from another Reader web admin, or the Readers Web Admin who has posted here recently is blowing smoke-it is one of the three though. Either way, the system is being compromised and these web admins are violating the Readers OWN "terms of service". I know it for a fact. Right now I am treating every connection to this website as being breached, my email, my pass words, my private messeges-everything.— October 19, 2010 2:39 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
Jay Allen has access to something, because he has said just that in the past, and has posted info to back that up, and russl has sent me information by private messsage that only a web admin has access to. Case back open.— October 19, 2010 2:25 p.m.
San Diego’s pension fund expects to earn 7.75 percent a year
and even that now seems to be having problems with Admin. Staff passing User info to their friends..." You mind elaborating, unless this involves some feud between yourself and another user? I've found Admin. here to be nothing short of professional and helpful... By refriedgringo ============================ Jay Allen has passed my personal and private user info to russl. So yes, the admin staff does indeed do that. And he will eventually delete this message, like all the others when I call him out on it.— October 19, 2010 9:18 a.m.