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... Well, FWIW, I have the organizer's very private cell number. Our daughters are good friends so I have need to contact him periodically. I might find an...
mrfearless47
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Nov 6, 2009
8:30 pm
3262
... That quote, by the way, is attributed to Steve Novick, the former candidate for Gordon Smith's seat - the one now held by Jeff Merkeley. I'm not as...
mrfearless47
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Nov 7, 2009
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3263
With all the talk about potential changes to PERS (either big or small or whatever), I decided to move up my retirement by one year... July 2010. There were...
mtownsend1224
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Nov 7, 2009
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3264
... The Money Match is written into statute and would be considered a breach of contract to eliminate or to suspend. It is part of the PERS contract for Tier...
mrfearless47
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Nov 7, 2009
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3265
Let's see, one definition of "junto" is " a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue". I always thought it was "junta", but whatever. ...
Gary
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Nov 7, 2009
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3266
No, it was Groucho. Now I'm not on their side, but what's wrong with people meeting to discuss politics? ... From: Gary <garys@...> To:...
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beta833
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Nov 7, 2009
6:35 pm
3267
I think the mantra on this forum is usually "if you can retire earlier, do retire earlier". That's what I did, and have no regrets. If the 6% employer match...
Gary
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Nov 7, 2009
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3268
... 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Hi Gary, I enjoy your postings, but I think it is a simple matter to make sure politics don't creep into our...
xitititititix
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3269
... ******************************* Hummmm! I think our mantra is something like "Get all the good information you can to make the best decision(s) for your...
pegppeg
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Nov 7, 2009
6:53 pm
3270
... If I were to "infiltrate" this group, I wouldn't exactly be incognito nor would me presence there be any secret. I know about a third of the members well...
mrfearless47
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Nov 7, 2009
7:25 pm
3271
PERS will be a train wreck: http://tinyurl.com/y8tda2l...
Bill
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Nov 8, 2009
5:37 pm
3272
Claudia, Thanks for the reminder. It's so easy (for me) to slide into political commentary. For the record, I'm registered as a D but feel obligated to...
Gary
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Nov 8, 2009
7:06 pm
3273
I agree with you about the Arlington Club. Also pretty creepy. Let me share one quick anecdote about the A.C. I was the director of a non-profit several...
Gary
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Nov 8, 2009
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3274
... *************************** Gary, thanks for helping me better understand one of the posts in the OPB on-line discussion of PERS last week. The poster...
pegppeg
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Nov 8, 2009
8:51 pm
3275
... @@@ One of the pieces missing in the discussion about the 6% pickup is any mention of why employers opted for this option. I was involved in the analysis...
greg_g_scott
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Nov 8, 2009
10:00 pm
3276
... If you listened to the broadcast, Kiesling literally laughed when the history was brought up. It's as though it doesn't matter to him WHY the decision was...
mrfearless47
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Nov 8, 2009
10:28 pm
3277
... @@@ To which I can only add, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Sir Winston Churchill. GS...
greg_g_scott
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Nov 8, 2009
10:35 pm
3278
... Most legislation that gets signed is done so under pressure. Legislators will ask the Kiesling types to go out and make it so I have to do it. There is a...
Bill
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Nov 8, 2009
11:51 pm
3279
... I believe the author of that quote was actually George Santayana....
mrfearless47
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Nov 9, 2009
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3280
Would it even be legal to "end public employee collective bargaining"? While I have no doubt that Keisling would like to reduce the power that public employee...
Gary
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Nov 9, 2009
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3281
... ************************ Such ideas are not new or original. Remember Kevin Manix's idea of just firing all state employees, then hiring them back the next...
pegppeg
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Nov 9, 2009
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3282
... Well, to start with public employee collective bargaining is enacted in state statute as of 1971, I think. I was part of the group that worked to get CB...
mrfearless47
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Nov 9, 2009
7:03 pm
3283
... 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 I agree with these points, Marc. I, too, am especially concerned about what lies ahead for current (PERS members)...
xitititititix
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Nov 9, 2009
7:27 pm
3284
History of PECBA: http://www.oregon.gov/ERB/histry1c.shtml Overview of PECBA http://www.oregon.gov/ERB/PECBAOverview.shtml...
pgornick
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Nov 9, 2009
7:36 pm
3285
... Thanks Paul: My memory ain't so bad afterall. I knew there was something significant about 1971 and the years following. I starting working for OUS (then...
mrfearless47
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Nov 9, 2009
8:19 pm
3286
... @@@ I actually checked this out before sending my previous note. The first two sources attributed the quote to Churchill so I stopped searching. I now...
greg_g_scott
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3287
... Thanks. I've used that quote so many times that I had its source committed to memory. Don't ask me the context in which Santayana used it because I don't...
mrfearless47
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3288
... I hate it when that happens!...
lilyjackpups
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3289
... found this about that: Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no...
Bill
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3290
... Oooh. That stings. George was right on and still is. But I like the quote even better in context. It has so much more power....
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