Taxpayers Say No To Raising Debt Limit

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CHICAGO–The President of a leading national taxpayer organization asked members of Congress to vote “No” on raising the federal debt limit.
“Government growth is out of control, and raising the federal debt limit would only accelerate this destructive trend,” said Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA). “It’s time for members of the U.S. Congress to show some backbone and kill any attempt to raise the federal debt limit. So far, both political parties have been throwing around meaningless figures, and any so-called cuts in spending they have described are cynical and misleading fabrications.”

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Lavish, Gold-Plated Pensions Making Millionaires Of Racine, WI-Area Government Employees

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RACINE–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Racine-area government employees are not only receiving very generous salaries but that their estimated pension payments in many cases will be larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, when they retire, will become pension millionaires. Read more

High Salaries and Lavish Pensions to Make Millionaires of Many Shawano, WI-Area Government Employees

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SHAWANO–Employees of the Shawano School District, City of Shawano, and Shawano County enjoy high salaries with fringe benefits and, when they retire, will have lavish, gold-plated retirement programs, while local taxpayers suffer through the worst economic climate since the Great Depression, charged Taxpayers United of America (TUA) in a just-published report. Huge pension payments will literally make some of these government retirees millionaires. Read more