Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Prediction: Sometime in the foreseeable future, the federal government will step in to address the self-inflicted crisis in state and local government pension and health-benefits funding. The only real question for us in New Jersey is whether it will happen soon enough to save us from ourselves. How and why? Let’s review where we… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Opinion | Tags: Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, Federal bailout, Former State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, New Jersey, New Jersey Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission, Opinion | Comments Off on Opinion: The Coming Federalization of NJ Pension and Benefits Crisis
As Gov. Chris Christie’s Pension and Health Benefits Study Commission wrestles with the issue of how much public employees should pay toward their health insurance, New Jersey’s public-employee unions are focused not only on how much they will pay, but also on making sure they win back the right to collective bargaining on healthcare issues. It…
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