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Pension Tsunami Archive
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Overview of O.C. city employee pensions
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . Sac Bee Columnist Dan Walters article in today’s Register is a red flag that we all acknowledge. “Big spending cities facing music.” He cites Vallejo, which filed for... -
Part 2 of 2 City of Mission Viejo employee benefits
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 12 CommentsCity compensation packages are like an iceburg. What awaits us below the ocean is generally not fully exposed. As you think about giving raises... -
![. . . . [read pt. 2 of this report here.] Clever ruse. Mission Viejo 2 tier pension reform linked to employee pay increases. Part 1 of 2 Item #21...](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/iceberg.jpg "Clever ruse: Mission Viejo Tier 2 pension reform linked to employee wage increase. (pt 1 of 2-pt series)")
Clever ruse: Mission Viejo Tier 2 pension reform linked to employee wage increase. (pt 1 of 2-pt series)
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . . [read pt. 2 of this report here.] Clever ruse. Mission Viejo 2 tier pension reform linked to employee pay increases. Part 1 of 2 Item #21... -
How does OCERS now find itself in a $238 million shortfall?
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s time for the Orange County Board of Supervisors to face the music. Adding to our current pension woes is the Orange County Employee Retirement System (OCERS) which has an... -
Fullerton’s $100,000 Pension Club Welcomes 15 New Members
Posted on April 8, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s been almost a year since we published the original list of retired Fullerton public employees earning over $100,000 per year in pensions. Since then we have learned that our... -
Bankrupt city of Vallejo cuts firefighter pensions
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 9 CommentsVallejo firefighters may have to get second jobs now that their pensions have been slashed While it surely is not the preferred method of dealing with financial shortfalls, the approval... -
California’s Unconstitutional spending?
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 4 CommentsFor the past two days I have listened as El Rushbo, Rush Limbaugh, referred to state workers in New Jersey who could retire at age 49 and be entitled to... -
Teachers’ Pension Fund Lying Low, Set to Explode
Posted on December 21, 2009 | No CommentsCertain Fullerton school board members have taken issue with our characterization of the CalSTRS teachers’ pension system as being underfunded and unsustainable. Our resident pension expert suggests that that the... -
Book Review Steven Greenhut’s PLUNDER!
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 17 CommentsLast night a group of concerned taxpayers attended former OC Register Senior Editorial Writer and Columnist Steven Greenhut’s C-SPAN Book Notes taping and book signing event held at Barnes & Noble... -
Sat Nov 21, 2009 @ 10 AM PT: Humor cuts to the chase. Be political activists or have fun with friends? Do both! & Jack Dean on Taming the Pension Tsunami
Posted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsJoin me on the air, Saturday at 10 AM PT on CRN Digital Talk Radio, & on CRNtalk.com CRN 1 Call in number: 1-800-336-2225 Tony Bushala is one of the... -
The debate. What are the hourly wages of Detroit’s “big three” UAW workers?
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 25 CommentsAs we focus on the auto industry bailout and the debate as to how much money the “big three” UAW employees earn per hour I am posting a report from... -
‘Land a State Job and Become an Instant Millionaire’
Posted on October 15, 2008 | 5 CommentsAs we read earlier this month the following story appeared: “SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, alarmed by the ongoing national financial crisis, warned Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson on...
