Episode 145: Hell, No, You Aren’t Taking My Pension Away; The Subtle, Sleazy Corporate Attack On Budgets Of Cities and Towns

We are taught as kids to keep your word. If you promised not to do something bad or your promised to do something good, we learned you have to keep your promise otherwise people pretty quickly don’t trust you. Which explains why most people just don’t trust politicians—like politicians who are supposed to be your allies and who promised thousands of people they would get a decent pension and, then, vote to take it away. And, so, see you in court is the cry we begin with. Stacy Chamberlain, the executive director of AFSCME Council 75, gives the lowdown on a critical lawsuit to challenge a bill--passed by a Democratic super majority and signed by the Democratic governor—that would rob workers of a big slice of their hard-earned pensions. And, then, shocker—Wal-Mart is up to some sleazy stuff yet again. Wal-Mart and other big corporations, far from the headlines, relentlessly fight small town and cities over property tax assessments of corporate properties. Our go-to tax expert, Matt Gardner, senior fellow at the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, goes through the ugly strategy that forces understaffed municipalities to give in to essentially corporate blackmail—pushing more costs of basic services on to average working people. Please become a financial supporter of the podcast here so we can continue to bring you unique content . In today's Working Life Podcast: Ep 145: Hell, No, You Won't Take My Pension; The Sleazy Corporate Attack On City and Town Budgets Episode 145: We are taught as kids to keep your word. If you promised not to do something bad or your promised to do something good, we learned you have to keep your promise otherwise people pretty quickly don’t trust you. Which explains why most people just don’t trust politicians—like politicians who are supposed to be your allies and who promised thousands of people they would get a decent pension and, then, vote to take it away. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast And, so, "see you in court" is the cry we begin with. Stacy Chamberlain, the executive director of AFSCME Council 75, gives the lowdown on a critical lawsuit to challenge a bill--passed by a Democratic super majority and signed by the Democratic governor—that would rob workers of a big slice of their hard-earned pensions. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast And, then, shocker—Wal-Mart is up to some sleazy stuff yet again. Wal-Mart and other big corporations, far from the headlines, relentlessly fight small town and cities over property tax assessments of corporate properties. Our go-to tax expert, Matt Gardner, senior fellow at the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, goes through the ugly strategy that forces understaffed municipalities to give in to essentially corporate blackmail—pushing more costs of basic services on to average working people. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast -- Jonathan Tasini Follow me on Twitter @jonathantasini Sign up for The Working Life Podcast at: www.workinglife.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jonathan.tasini.3 LISTEN NOW Support the Working Life Podcast on DONATE NOW

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