Is this the future of United States Of America, after the election?

The riots will start in California soon after a Jerry Brown victory. The a**holes in the public unions think we are going to pay them half a trillion dollars from our retirements so they can kick back on their 6 figures and play golf. Think again pigs! The day the unions and their frontman Moonbeam try to collect that from me is the day I say adios along with millions of other Californians. The best thing that will happen to Nevada's real estate market is these bast*rds trying to collect their piggy retirement funds. Good luck a**holes!

It will be interesting to see how many veiw this article and post comments. The sheeple in the US are still in the "let them eat cake " mode and pay scant attention to this type of stuff.

As an aside. There is "talk" in DC about "annuitizing" the vast amount of retirement monies "we the people" have. What I've heard is that the Federal government would "restore" ones retirement account value to the amount it was before last years market collapse. Then a annuity would be issued to the account holder who would be "guarantied" a monthly dollar amount. Upon the account holders death the annuity ends with nothing for ones heirs.

Such a deal....and if something like this is "offered"....Im sure the sheeple will follow.

We have teachers in Illinois threatening to strike if they do not get pay raise. Hello we are in a recession. Wonder if we could hire these guys!

It looks like the check arrived at the table, all the goodies have to be paid for. People are starting to realize that they are responsible, they provide the money, for all the schemes the politicians used to stay in office. Welcome back from your sleep Rip van Winkle, time to deal with the real world.

This is good coverage with an "All Sides" view set of Phots.

The error is tax payers are wage earners and salaried persons who have to pay taxes at gun point from income they earned, and their money is used to pay for someone else's future income (retirement income).

If union dues paid all of the retirement income of their members, there is no issue here.

But that is not the case in public coercive education. Teachers, everyone of them from kindergarten teacher to college professor, are government employees. Yes, they are unionized, but just as important, tax payers are forced to pay to teachers any wages and benefits the union convinces the board of educations to pay the teachers.

Then governments, usually state governments, take the money and use it, sometimes, for debt reduction, pay raises for all government employees, and on and on.

So what's new?

The Federal government has been using Social Security money since 1935 when SS was started. It goes into the general fund of the US government.

The SS Trust fund has never made a dime of interest on your money. That's because there is not a dime in the SS Trust fund, only a file drawer of IOUs from the Feds saying they own the SS Trust fund whatever dollars they owe.

American citizens have believed for years the governments can be trusted. Obviously, they can not be, nor should they have ever been.

There is no safety net for citizens, only for governments so they can keep their power over us.

Save your own money for your own future. Be self-responsible.

And if you are a victim of the whims of government, teach you kids to be responsible for themselves so they don't fall victim to the false promises of governments.

Also, stay on your kid's good side so they will help you live decently after the government screws you out of your retirement income. Your kid's are your backup plan. Plan B, I think it is called.