[left of center]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Illinois should just refuse to pay the pensions.

What's some old Supreme Court Justice wearing a robe gonna do? Bang a gavel?

Just don't pay. That's my solution

YES

Originally Posted by NiHao

Halve the pensions for people who move out of state.

DOUBLE YES

Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs

This is a big problem..Ill tax money flows to AZ, FL and the south. There should be a tax on pensions sent out of state. But the main problem is that the public employee does not pay near the amount of private sector for their own health care and retirement.

TRIPLE YES

Unfortunately, not going to happen, since that would be "diminishing the benefits" to the union employees. We really need to trash that constitution of ours. It was rewritten in the 70's with heavy union influence, and it can be clearly written again now that the sweetheart union deals are threatening the state's ability to remain solvent and stick to its primary mission: serving the people of Illinois.