Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Part I - Sun-Times Questionnaire – Payrollers, Contracts, Pensions
It also asks for a list of “jobs or contracts you, members of your immediate family or business partners have had with government.” This is not a new question, but it certainly is a comprehensive one.
On to the pension question:
Next, the paper has a question aimed at the “pay to play” practices long suspected, but rarely proven in Illinois:
On to the pension question:
The General Assembly agreed to restructure required payments to state employee pension systems last spring as part of a plan to balance the FY06 budget. If elected, what is your plan for the state to meet its obligations to the state pension funds? Do you favor cutting benefits to future hires, or do you favor leaving benefits as they are and raising revenues to pay for them? Explain your answer.This should be an easy one for those have already answered the Service Employees International Union and the AFSCME questionnaires.
Next, the paper has a question aimed at the “pay to play” practices long suspected, but rarely proven in Illinois:
Do you favor a prohibition on companies under contract with the state or seeking state business from making campaign contributions to state officeholders? If so, how would you structure such a law to fend off any possible First Amendment challenges?To return to McHenry County Blog, click here.
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