Lavish Pensions Of Suburban Cook County Retired Government Employees Far Exceed Wages Of Workers In Private Sector

OAK PARK–A new report by pension researcher Bill Zettler reveals that Suburban Cook County’s retired government employees receive lavish, gold-plated pensions that far exceed actual wages of workers in the private sector.

“These government-employee pensions are bankrupting the state pension funds,” said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). “That’s the real reason Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) wants to raise the state personal income tax up to 66%. He wants to pump taxpayer dollars into the state’s floundering pension programs.”

Val Vimnicki at our Oak Park press conference on December 20, 2010

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Lavish, Gold-Plated Pensions Of Kane County Retired Government Employees Far Exceed Wages Of Workers In Private Sector

ST. CHARLES–A new report by pension researcher Bill Zettler reveals that Kane County retired government employees receive lavish, gold-plated pensions that far exceed actual wages of workers in the private sector.

“These government-employee pensions are bankrupting the state pension funds,” said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). “That’s the real reason Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) wants to raise the state personal income tax up to 67%. He wants to pump taxpayer dollars into the state’s floundering pension programs.”

Jim Tobin speaks to reporters from the Elgin Courier, Daily Herald, and Kane County Chronicle at a press conference on December 15, 2010

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Lavish, Gold-Plated Pensions Of DuPage County Retired Government Employees Far Exceed Wages Of Workers In Private Sector

GLEN ELLYN–A new report by pension researcher Bill Zettler reveals that DuPage County retired government employees receive lavish, gold-plated pensions that far exceed actual wages of workers in the private sector.

“These government-employee pensions are bankrupting the state pension funds,” said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). “That’s the real reason Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) wants to raise the state personal income tax up to 67%. He wants to pump taxpayer dollars into the state’s floundering pension programs.”

Jim Tobin addresses DuPage County press at a press conference held on December 8, 2010.

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