It wasn't too long ago that Detroit was a booming town with great
property. OFFSHORING of manufacturing jobs lead to its demise. Now those
who rely on their pensions to make ends meet will soon have to look
elsewhere. Detroit is becoming the model for America by dipping their
hands into pension funds, as well as not paying as much as they promised
they would.
Paper investments can't be safe when they're being controlled by the bankers. Why should your pension be any different?
Marc Faber: The asset bubble has begun to burst
"I don't believe that the global economy is strengthening; I rather think the global economy is weakening,"
Faber is looking for a 30 percent drop in the S&P 500.
As
Detroit's water department shuts off more taps, nearly $1 million is
available for low-income customers who need help paying their bills.
Detroit police union agrees to tentative deal in bankruptcy breakthrough
The
plan would allow police and fire retirees to keep their monthly pension
checks but would require them to accept a reduction in annual
cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increases.
"unless entitlements are substantially reformed, I am confident that this country will default on its debt."
city
officials expressed relief, "the real fundamental, underlying question
about the ability of a municipality to alter retiree health care
benefits has not been answered,"
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