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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (232318)2/28/2002 4:17:20 PM
From: Karen Lawrence  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
BTW:

You know what I think is parasitic? Oregon PERS. Oregon employees' don't have to contribute to their pensions. Their share as well as the state's share is paid by the state, i.e., taxpayers. (16% added to their salary, with a guaranteed return, miraculously, regardless of how the market performs.)



To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (232318)2/28/2002 5:42:27 PM
From: Rollcast...  Respond to of 769670
 
Very rarely... basic programs like unemployment and disability are necessary and appropriate - with strict standards and limits.

Stricter than they are currently.