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		<title>Clueless Gov. Quinn Makes Titanic&#8217;s Captain Seem Highly-Skilled By Comparison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click her to view as a PDF The President of Taxpayers United of American (TUA) today compared Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) to the Captain of the Titanic, saying that Quinn makes the Titanic Captain look highly-skilled by comparison. “In his state of the State speech today, Governor Quinn quoted Abraham Lincoln. Well, Lincoln also said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/news-releases/clueless-gov-quinn-makes-titanics-captain-seem-highly-skilled-by-comparison</link>
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		<title>Tax Accountability: Candidates Are Not Endorsed By Us Unless We Say They Are Endorsed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO&#8211;The chairman of Tax Accountability (TAC), the political action arm of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), today issued a statement warning candidates for office that they must refrain from stating or implying they have been endorsed by Tax Accountability unless the organization specifically states that it has endorsed them. “Candidates must return our questionnaire and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/items-of-interest/tax-accountability-candidates-are-not-endorsed-by-us-unless-we-say-they-are-endorsed</link>
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		<title>Iowa Government Pen$ion$; WOW!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IOWA – Taxpayers United of America has released the top pension estimates for Iowa government teachers and  employees. “We are shedding light at last, on the problems with Iowa’s government pension system,” said Christina Tobin, Vice President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), and founder and President of ‘Free and Equal Elections.’ “Minimal reform has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/latest/iowa-government-penion-wow</link>
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		<title>examiner.com &#124; Taxpayer watchdog sues Riverside Brookfield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following article from examiner.com features TUA&#8217;s lawsuit against the Riverside-Brookfield school board. January 24, 2012. Chicago. The taxpayer watchdog group Taxpayers United of America filed suit yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court against the Riverside-Brookfield, Illinois school board. The lawsuit claims that Riverside-Brookfield administrators used money from taxpayer coffers to fund a PR campaign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/examiner-com-taxpayer-watchdog</link>
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		<title>CBS 4 Quad Cities &#124; Some taxpayers say some city leaders are getting paid too much</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rae Ann McNeilly, TUA’s Director of Outreach, discussed Davenport&#8217;s pension payout system on CBS 4 Quad Cities. To watch the report, click here. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/cbs-4-quad-cities-some-taxpayers-say-some-city-leaders-are-getting-paid-too-much</link>
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		<title>The Daily Iowan &#124; Public pension plans face scrutiny</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Findings from TUA’s pension project on Iowa are featured in this article at The Daily Iowan. BY ASMAA ELKEURTI &#124; JANUARY 23, 2012 7:20 AM The advocacy group Taxpayers United of America is calling for pension reform across Iowa. Officials from the anti-tax group said million-dollar pension payout plans need to be seriously evaluated by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/the-daily-iowan-public-pension-plans-face-scrutiny</link>
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		<title>Davenport Iowa: Government Pensions Top Secret</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DAVENPORT—A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals salaries and top pension estimates for the government employees of the city of Davenport and Scott County. These government employees are not only receiving generous salaries, but as retirees, many will become pension millionaires. Iowa bureaucrats refuse to release pension figures, so total pension [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/news-releases/daveenport-iowa-goverment-pensions-top-secret</link>
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		<title>KGAN CBS 2 &#124; Pension Protest Over Government Workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rae Ann McNeilly, TUA&#8217;s Director of Outreach, discussed Cedar Rapids&#8217; pension payout system on KGAN CBS 2. To watch the report, click here. (KGAN) CEDAR RAPIDS—How much money are government and city workers making during retirement? Too much, says Taxpayers United of America. “We don’t want to villify the people who are receiving salaries and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/kgan-cbs-2-pension-protest-over-government-workers</link>
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		<title>The Gazette &#124; Group wants public workers off pension system</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUA&#8217;s pension project on Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is featured in this article from The Gazette. CEDAR RAPIDS — Representatives of a national group stopped here Wednesday to say it’s time for public employees in Iowa to be moved from a pension system to a less costly 401(k) retirement program like those used in the private [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/the-gazette-group-wants-public-workers-off-pension-system</link>
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		<title>Eastern Iowa Government &#124; National taxpayer group says Cedar Rapids’ and Iowa City’s top-paid employees will see more than $2 million in lifetime pension payouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUA&#8217;s pension project on Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is featured in this article from Eastern Iowa Government. January 18, 2012, 2:17 pm By Rick Smith/SourceMedia Group News CEDAR RAPIDS — A national “taxpayers” group stopped here Wednesday to say it’s time for the state of Iowa and Iowa’s local governments and schools to move public employees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org/press/eastern-iowa-government-national-taxpayer-group-says-cedar-rapids%e2%80%99-and-iowa-city%e2%80%99s-top-paid-employees-will-see-more-than-2-million-in-lifetime-pension-payouts</link>
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