On: Illinois pension benefits have grown six times fas...

[smsm42]

> Why is it public-sector retirees in particular who must pay that price?

Because they have voted in the politicians who perpetrated the fraud, and gladly bought into it. Public sector unions are one of the largest political donors.

[toomuchtodo → smsm42]

Public sector retirees are not the only people who voted for these politicians.

[smsm42 → toomuchtodo]

Not only, but they can't claim this is something that was done to them over their protest. It was something done by them, in collusion with others.