Lavish, Gold-Plated Pensions Making Millionaires of Wisconsin Government Employees

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MADISON–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that government employees of the City of Madison, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dane County and Madison government schools are not only receiving very generous salaries, but their estimated pension benefits in many cases will be larger than salaries in the private sector.
“The state refuses to release figures relating to pensions, and I condemn this lack of transparency,” said Tobin. “Once the employee retires it’s hands-off, even though the public is paying for the pensions.” Read more

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

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MILWAUKEE–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that government employees of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County schools, and the County of Milwaukee are not only receiving very generous salaries but that their estimated pension payments in many cases will be larger than salaries in the private sector. Read more

Shawano Radio Station WTCH-AM Shortchanges Area Taxpayers With Blackout Of TUA Local Government Pension Plan Report

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SHAWANO–The Vice-President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), a leading national taxpayer organization, today condemned the decision of the owners of Shawano radio station WTCH 960 AM for pulling coverage of TUA’s report on outrageous government-employee pensions in the Shawano area.
“Our recent report on the ‘Top 25’ lavish, gold-plated pensions and generous salaries of government employees in the Shawano area was the front page top story in the Thursday, July 28 issue of the Shawano Leader,” said Christina Tobin, TUA Vice President. “Not only that, all three lists of Top 25 pensions for city, county, and government schools employees were printed in their entirety.  The decision of WTCH to pull the story is puzzling and a bad omen for Shawano-area taxpayers.” Read more