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Originally Posted by spence
Not since unionization as much as since a Republican led congress insisted they hold ridiculously high pension reserves.
Regardless it's an unprecedented, vile, shameless and brazen politicization of our system.
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Yeah, quite a bit since unionization, though not only because of that. The price of government beyond its normal idiotic and unsustainable spending, has incrementally grown by periodic union demands in wages and benefits--especially the benefits and generous pension arrangements and low ages possible for retirement.
As for the idea that the high pension reserves is the cause, this Forbes article effectively explains it differently:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/.../#2281215d335f