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发帖数: 6339 | 1 Quinn said decades of poor decisions have left the state's government
pension systems in a mess. The pension funds for public school teachers and
other state workers are about $83 billion short of the money they'll
eventually need to pay out. Each year, Illinois must pay more to help close
that shortfall, eating up scarce state dollars.
"We must repair this broken system and we must do it now," Quinn said.
But he did not spell out a plan. Instead, he said a "pension working group"
will study the problem and come up with recommendations by April 17.
Similarly, he said Medicaid, which provides care for 2.7 million people in
Illinois, "is on the brink of collapse."
Quinn called for cutting Medicaid spending by $2.7 million next year, saying
it could be done by cutting payments to doctors and hosptials, halting some
services and restricting eligibility for the program. Quinn did not say
what mix of those options he thinks would work best. He said another working
group is studying the issue.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he is glad the governor is being honest
about the financial troubles that lie ahead.
"The hardworking families who rely on public pensions deserve honest answers
, as do the taxpayers who have to honor those pension obligations," Emanuel
said. "The time has come to deal with the state's pension obligations and I
commend the Governor for being forthright today." | T*R
发帖数: 36302 | 2 裁员，小班并大班。LAYOFF 1/3老师是最好的办法。
我儿子学校要在现有基础上并进来178个学生了。平均每个班加10个人。
这其实是好事。
咱们中国人不怕大班上课。家里都在喂小灶，本来就不指着学校里学那点东西。
班越大，和老美的差距就拉的越大。本来就是几个中国孩子印度孩子争10%争得头破血
流，现在人数扩大，10%也跟着扩大。
咱们小时候，一个班4，50人，不都好好过来的。现在小孩一个班20多，老师太他妈轻
松了。加到30是好事。 |
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