They actually folded and finally voted to pull the plug on those pensions which still feels surreal honestly. It is wild the way things shift when people stop looking away and start actually holding them accountable for their own little perks. Keep watching the board meetings though because I seriously …
September 17, 2023
Final supporters
In December the DuPage County Board members had the opportunity to eliminate their lucrative, tax-payer funded pension plan, which cost DuPage County tax-payers $352,997 in 2011. However, as the Better Government Association and the Daily Herald reported, the majority of the Board members voted to keep this controversial perk they receive for unaccounted-for, part-time work.
Since serving on the DuPage County Board is voluntary, part-time public service, many tax-payers are understandably outraged at this decision. This lucrative benefit—which politicians get to vote on for themselves!—is a magnet for career politicians.
Many politicians who support publicly funded pensions for unaccounted-for, part-time work have succumbed to an entitlement mentality of protecting themselves, giving themselves benefits unheard of for part-time work in the private sector. Many of these politicians have put their own comfort levels above what is prudent and above what is in the best interest for the hard-working, highly taxed people of DuPage County.
We need to choose County Board Members who are truly interested in cutting spending and looking out for the people they serve. A step in the right direction is to eliminate the incentive that attracts career politicians: publicly funded pensions.
We pledge to support only candidates for the DuPage County Board who pledge to eliminate the publicly funded pension plan for the elected members of the DuPage County Board. Currently, those County Board candidates are:
Rafael Rivadeneira (Rep) - District 2
www.VoteRafael.com
Tonia Khouri (Rep) - District 5
www.ToniaKhouri.com
Michael Loftus (Rep) - District 2
www.Loftus2012.com
Zachary Wilson (Rep) - District 2
www.voteforZach.com
Bob Larsen (Rep) - District 6
www.BobLarsen.net
Kevin Wiley (Rep) - District 6
www.citizensforKevinWiley.com
Patty Gustin (Rep) - District 5
www.ElectGustin.com
Paul Santucci (Rep) - District 5
www.PaulSantucci.com
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 27, 2023
January 13, 2012
I honestly stared at my screen for ten minutes when I saw the count hit one hundred because who knew so many people actually cared about these pension perks. It feels like we are finally starting to get some traction and hopefully the board members are actually paying attention to all these notifications blowing up their inboxes.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2012
139 Comments
These people are crooks. They keep voting themselves raises and perks while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet.
About time someone called them out on this. No one gets a pension for a part time gig in the real world.
Total scam. Cut the spending already.
Ridiculous that they think they deserve this. My property taxes are already way too high for this garbage.
Been saying this for years. glad people are finally waking up to how they spend our money.
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They actually folded and finally voted to pull the plug on those pensions which still feels surreal honestly. It is wild the way things shift when people stop looking away and start actually holding them accountable for their own little perks. Keep watching the board meetings though because I seriously …
September 17, 2023
Final supporters
In December the DuPage County Board members had the opportunity to eliminate their lucrative, tax-payer funded pension plan, which cost DuPage County tax-payers $352,997 in 2011. However, as the Better Government Association and the Daily Herald reported, the majority of the Board members voted to keep this controversial perk they receive for unaccounted-for, part-time work.
Since serving on the DuPage County Board is voluntary, part-time public service, many tax-payers are understandably outraged at this decision. This lucrative benefit—which politicians get to vote on for themselves!—is a magnet for career politicians.
Many politicians who support publicly funded pensions for unaccounted-for, part-time work have succumbed to an entitlement mentality of protecting themselves, giving themselves benefits unheard of for part-time work in the private sector. Many of these politicians have put their own comfort levels above what is prudent and above what is in the best interest for the hard-working, highly taxed people of DuPage County.
We need to choose County Board Members who are truly interested in cutting spending and looking out for the people they serve. A step in the right direction is to eliminate the incentive that attracts career politicians: publicly funded pensions.
We pledge to support only candidates for the DuPage County Board who pledge to eliminate the publicly funded pension plan for the elected members of the DuPage County Board. Currently, those County Board candidates are:
Rafael Rivadeneira (Rep) - District 2
www.VoteRafael.com
Tonia Khouri (Rep) - District 5
www.ToniaKhouri.com
Michael Loftus (Rep) - District 2
www.Loftus2012.com
Zachary Wilson (Rep) - District 2
www.voteforZach.com
Bob Larsen (Rep) - District 6
www.BobLarsen.net
Kevin Wiley (Rep) - District 6
www.citizensforKevinWiley.com
Patty Gustin (Rep) - District 5
www.ElectGustin.com
Paul Santucci (Rep) - District 5
www.PaulSantucci.com
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 27, 2023
January 13, 2012
I honestly stared at my screen for ten minutes when I saw the count hit one hundred because who knew so many people actually cared about these pension perks. It feels like we are finally starting to get some traction and hopefully the board members are actually paying attention to all these notifications blowing up their inboxes.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2012
139 Comments
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These people are crooks. They keep voting themselves raises and perks while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet.
About time someone called them out on this. No one gets a pension for a part time gig in the real world.
Total scam. Cut the spending already.
Ridiculous that they think they deserve this. My property taxes are already way too high for this garbage.
Been saying this for years. glad people are finally waking up to how they spend our money.
bUFAcaCepr
CkaMZeLuRAFBQ
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