Note To Kentucky: Top Lexington Pension Estimates Released
Click here to view this release as a PDF LEXINGTON–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Lexington and Lexington-Fayette County government employees are not only receiving generous salaries, but that over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees when they retire will become pension millionaires. Kentucky bureaucrats refuse to [...]
Note To Kentucky: Top Frankfort And Kentucky Pension Estimates Released
Click here to view release as a PDF Frankfort–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Frankfort, Franklin County and Kentucky State government employees are not only receiving generous salaries, but that over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees when they retire will become pension millionaires. Kentucky bureaucrats refuse [...]
Judge To Rule On Illegal Toll Tax Increase Defended By AG Lisa Madigan On Tuesday
Click here to view as a PDF CHICAGO–On December 20, 2011, Judge Rita Novak of the Cook County Circuit Court will hear arguments by Taxpayers United of Illinois (TUA) and other plaintiffs aimed at stopping the impending January 1, 2012 toll tax increase. TUA President Jim Tobin has filed suit to stop the increase, order [...]
Gov. Beshear: Release Kentucky’s Public Pension Numbers!
Click here to view this release as a PDF CHICAGO – Taxpayers United of America Vice President, Christina Tobin, called on Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear to set the standard for transparency by leading his state to release its government pension data. “I have written a letter to Gov. Beshear, urging him to change the culture [...]
Tobin says: “Michigan Press buzzing about Public Pensions Largesse”
MICHIGAN – Taxpayers United of America has released the top pensions for Michigan government teachers and employees. “This is an effort to shed light on the problems with Michigan’s government pension system in a way that the average, working taxpayer can relate to,” said Christina Tobin, Vice President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), and [...]
Court To Rule On Giant Toll Tax Increase December 20th!
December 20, 2011: Judge Rita Novak, of the Cook County Circuit Court, will hear arguments to stop the impending January 1st toll tax increase. Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America, (“TUA”), has filed suit to: 1) stop the increase 2) order the Tollway Authority to comply with the law that requires it to [...]
Gov. Daniels: Release Indiana’s Public Pension Numbers!
CHICAGO – Taxpayers United of America Vice President, Christina Tobin, called on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to set the standard for transparency by leading his state to release its government pension data. “I have written a letter to Gov. Daniels, urging him to change the culture of secrecy surrounding government employee pension benefit amounts. He can [...]
Note to Michigan: Top Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County Pensions Exposed!
ANN ARBOR–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that retired Ann Arbor government employees are not only receiving lavish, gold-plated pensions, but that their estimated pension payments in many cases are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, when they [...]
Note To Michigan: Top Wayne County Pensions Exposed!
DETROIT–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that retired Wayne County and Michigan State government employees are not only receiving lavish, gold-plated pensions, but that their pension payments, in many cases, are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, when [...]
Ingham and Eaton and Lansing, Oh My! Top Government Pensions Exposed!
LANSING–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that retired Ingham and Eaton County, and Michigan state government employees are not only receiving lavish, gold-plated pensions, but that their pension payments, in many cases, are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government [...]
Note to Michigan: Top Grand Rapids Pensions Exposed!
GRAND RAPIDS–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that retired Grand Rapids and Kent County government employees are not only receiving lavish, gold-plated pensions, but that their pension payments, in many cases, are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, [...]
Government Employees of Ford County Revel at Taxpayer Expense
Click here to view Ford County IMRF. Click here to view Ford County Teachers Pensions. Click here to view Ford County Teachers Salaries. RANTOUL, ILLINOIS–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Ford County government teachers and government employees are not only receiving generous salaries but that their estimated pension payments [...]
TUA Calls for Government Pension Reform in Lake County
Click here to view Lake Counties To 100 Salaries Click here to view Indiana’s Top 25 Pensions Click here to view the Indiana’s State Employees Benefits Merrillville–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that local and state government employees are not only receiving generous salaries, but that over a normal lifetime, [...]
TUA Calls for Government Pension Reform in St. Joseph & Elkhart Counties
Click here to view St. Joseph County’s To 100 Salaries Click here to view Indiana’s Top 25 Pensions Click here to view the City of Elkharts Salaries Click here to view Elkhart Community Schools Top 25 Salaries and Pensions Click here to view Mishawaka Schools Top 25 Salaries and Pensions South Bend–A report released today [...]
Lavish, Gold-Plated Pensions Turning Retired Government Employees into Pension Millionaires
Click here to view Indiana’s Top 25 Pensions Click here to view Indiana’s State Judges Pensions Click here to view Indiana’s State Employees Pension Click here to view Indianapolis’s Top 100 Teacher’s Salaries & Estimated Pensions. INDIANAPOLIS–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Indianapolis government employees are not only receiving [...]
Retired CPS Teachers Getting Huge Pensions From Small Contributions
Click here to view Chicago Teacher’s Top 100 Pension Payouts To Date. CHICAGO — A list released by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) of the Top 100 pensions of retired Chicago Public School teachers shows that many of these retired teachers have already collected huge amounts of cash compared with their relatively small employee contributions, [...]
TUA’S 35th Anniversary Celebration Huge Success
Chicago–Taxpayers United of America (TUA) 35th anniversary celebration was a giant success. Illinois taxpayers and leaders from all over the country were in attendance. Click here to view pictures from the event. WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9FM is broadcasting a story highlighting Taxpayers United of America’s efforts as well as the 35th celebration. The story [...]
Taxpayer Watchdog to discuss Public Pension Problems on Fox News this Saturday
CHICAGO–Christina Tobin, Vice President of the taxpayer watchdog group, Taxpayers United of America (TUA), and president of Free and Equal Elections, will appear on FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S Fox and Friends, this Saturday, the morning of October 29th at 6:30 a.m. CDT. She will discuss the public pension conundrum in Illinois, and how to fix it. Click [...]
Proposed Chicago Traffic Speed Cameras To Protect Government Employee Pensions, Not Children
Chicago–The plan by the City of Chicago to install automated speed cameras in locations covering nearly half the city have nothing to do with protecting school children, but, rather, will be used to protect and bolster the lavish, gold-plated pensions of retired city government employees, according to the president of Taxpayers United of Illinois (TUA). [...]
Hearing Against Illinois Tollway Authority Postponed Until Monday October 31st
CHICAGO–Circuit Court Judge Rita M. Novak has postponed the hearing for a restraining order against the Ill. Tollway Authority and Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation, a Texas corporation. The motion, filed by Taxpayers United of America, was originally scheduled to be heard on Oct. 26, 2011, but will now take place on Monday, October 31, 2011, [...]
Taxpayers United of America Seeking Plaintiffs in Suit Against Illinois Tollway Authority
CHICAGO–Taxpayers United of America is going to court to seek a temporary restraining order against the Illinois Tollway Authority to prevent the unconscionable, 90 percent hike in tollway taxes that are due to take effect January, 2012. Our efforts will be helped greatly if you would agree to join as a plaintiff. The tollways were [...]
Taxpayers United of America To Request Restraining Order Against Illinois Tollway Authority
Click here to view a PDF of the motion filed with the court. Click here to view a PDF of the Illinois Tollway Top 100 Salaries and Pensions. CHICAGO–Attorneys for Taxpayers United of America (TUA) will ask Circuit Court Judge Rita M. Novak for a restraining order against the Ill. Tollway Authority and Electronic Transaction [...]
Complaint Filed to Kill Huge $12 Billion Illinois Tollway-Tax Increase
Click here to view this News Release as a PDF. CHICAGO—Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), one of the largest taxpayer organizations in America, today filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, its Chair Paula Wolff and Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The [...]
Govt. School Employees and Retirees of Macon County Revel at Taxpayer Expense
Click here to view Macon County’s top government teacher pensions. Click here to view Macon County’s top university employee pensions. Click here to view Macon County’s top IMRF pensions. DECATUR–A new report by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that many government school employees and retirees of Macon County, Illinois receive lavish, gold-plated salaries and [...]
