A few list members have asked for a link to Scott Russell's Premack Award-winning pensions story. This one should work:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A2AC121C3 [Note: there are several links at the top of the story to charts - those links may not work. Scott's story begins with: "A major reason why city taxes are going up while departments such as the police are taking personnel cuts is rising pension costs. One of every six dollars of Mayor R.T. Rybak's proposed 2003 tax increase will pay for higher-than-expected pension costs. ..."] I also noticed that we linked the pension deficit to the cost of a new library - purely illustrative at the time, but as it turns out, prescient. Enjoy! David Brauer King Field Editor, Southwest Journal and Skyway News TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
