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pensions and retirement Archive
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![. . . The furious forward march of Anaheim mishegas and desmadre waits on no man’s rehab, so let’s assemble and disseminate a little of what we’ve been learning lately: […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/daron-fire-hero-115x115.jpg "Anaheim: The Mishegas and the Desmadre, Oct. 2017 edition.")
Anaheim: The Mishegas and the Desmadre, Oct. 2017 edition.
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 9 Comments. . . The furious forward march of Anaheim mishegas and desmadre waits on no man’s rehab, so let’s assemble and disseminate a little of what we’ve been learning lately: […] -
![. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tait-hardhat-115x115.png "How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions")
How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 11 Comments. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […] -
![. . . “Both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush want to pass NAFTA! There will be a giant sucking sound as every manufacturing job in America leaves for lower […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mushroom-world-115x115.jpg "Art of the Trade and our Global Mushroom Economy!")
Art of the Trade and our Global Mushroom Economy!
Posted on December 26, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . “Both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush want to pass NAFTA! There will be a giant sucking sound as every manufacturing job in America leaves for lower […] -
![. . . Like everyone else, we get a lot of e-mails. Normally, with four active web addresses we can delete upwards of 600 a day, without even looking at […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/math-115x115.jpg "Time to do the math!")
Time to do the math!
Posted on October 27, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . Like everyone else, we get a lot of e-mails. Normally, with four active web addresses we can delete upwards of 600 a day, without even looking at […] -
![“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fundraising-115x115.jpg "‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority")
‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 18 Comments“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […] -
![According to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/math-teacher-115x115.jpg "O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math")
O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 1 CommentAccording to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […] -
![Much has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stethoscope-exam-e1403371651416.jpg "The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!")
The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsMuch has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […] -
![Take a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/punt1-e1397971130185.jpg "Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback")
Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback
Posted on April 19, 2014 | No CommentsTake a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […] -
![One of the few areas right and left generally agree on is the primacy of Public Safety as a critical function of government. If taxes do nothing else, keeping us […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kris-murray-e1396556668700.jpg "Further Misadventures and Malfunctions of the Murrbot™")
Further Misadventures and Malfunctions of the Murrbot™
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 5 CommentsOne of the few areas right and left generally agree on is the primacy of Public Safety as a critical function of government. If taxes do nothing else, keeping us […] -
![The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png "Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.")
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […] -
![Even though I am older than dirt and should have learned a lot in my life, I learned a lot more in 2013. Here are some examples. Republicans and Democrats […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/winship-rooney-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Lessons I’ve Learned from 2013, by Over But Not Out")
Weekend Open Thread: Lessons I’ve Learned from 2013, by Over But Not Out
Posted on December 28, 2013 | 13 CommentsEven though I am older than dirt and should have learned a lot in my life, I learned a lot more in 2013. Here are some examples. Republicans and Democrats […] -
![In the myriad of conservative think tank writings, including newspaper columns, so-called research papers, and hand-wringing diatribe, one would believe that the status of public pensions and their funding is […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/whipped-lego-e1383781195452.jpg "Pension “Reformers” get whipped in 2 city elections")
Pension “Reformers” get whipped in 2 city elections
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 7 CommentsIn the myriad of conservative think tank writings, including newspaper columns, so-called research papers, and hand-wringing diatribe, one would believe that the status of public pensions and their funding is […] -
![What follows is an attempt to provide a general overview of the public pension controversy that seems to be in our media and various blogs continuously. If you are sick […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gavel-cash-115x115.jpg "A Primer on Pension Politics")
A Primer on Pension Politics
Posted on October 28, 2013 | 22 CommentsWhat follows is an attempt to provide a general overview of the public pension controversy that seems to be in our media and various blogs continuously. If you are sick […] -
![Pensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rose-parade-115x115.jpg "Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…")
Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…
Posted on September 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsPensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […]
