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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:34:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Rick G</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Anyone in the country on any kind of pension is at risk of losing it all.  In fact, it&#x27;s a pretty sure bet.  Watch how it collapses, er..unfolds.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>rdgrnr</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Seems like it would have been easier to look it up in the dictionary years ago and act accordingly.&#x3c;br /&#x3e;Knuckleheads.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Original Blog Entry: Illinois govt retirees about to get shafted on pensions</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>time*treat</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-13/news/ct-met-illinois-pension-reform-0813-20120813_1_pension-systems-pension-reform-pension-benefits<br /><br />Pension reform talk sees state worker retirement surge<br /><br />Uncertainty prompts big number of employees to get out of Illinois government<br /><br />AS IF RUNNING FOR THE EXITS WILL SAVE YOU. SHMUCKS!<br /><br />part of what&#x27;s become a mad rush to get out of state government before Democrats and Republicans finally hash out their differences and cut a deal on pension reform. During the 12-month period ending June 30, nearly 4,750 rank-and-file state employees retired. That&#x27;s almost as many as the prior two years combined.<br /><br />YOU&#x27;RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHAT A GOVT PROMISE IS WORTH!! AHHH-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!<br /><br />The strategy may or may not work. Lawmakers are talking about reining in benefits for those who&#x27;ve already retired, but any move that puts the financial fate of tens of thousands of public employees in the hands of Springfield&#x27;s policymakers creates enough concern to drive the retirement surge.<br /><br />WELCOME TO<br /><br />... &#x5b;&#xa0;<a href="/blogentry/69450">More</a>&#xa0;&#x5d;</p>]]></description>
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