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Just say no to PERS disaster.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Just say no to PERS disaster.(Commentary)

Article Excerpt
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Fred Starkey For The Register-Guard

I have warned Oregonians for the last 10 years that the Public Employees' Retirement System would bankrupt the state. But after a short time, I realized that less than 1 percent of citizens, including PERS recipients, understand how PERS functions and what the terrible consequences would be unless it is shut down.

The multiple tax measures on the Nov. 7 ballot are just one of many consequences of PERS. Unless PERS is changed, it will not only bankrupt Oregon, it will take each family and each family's children down with...

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