Thursday, November 03, 2011

Mayors, unions clash on COLAs; pension forecasts defended

Mayors, unions clash on COLAs; pension forecasts defended WPRI.com Blogs
As a partial alternative to the current proposal, Rhode Island AFL-CIO President George Nee suggested lawmakers should instead raise taxes to offset some of the proposed cuts in pension benefits, saying it’s time for Rhode Island to “tax the people who can best afford and can most afford it.”

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