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Mayor Avedisian HAS ignored the long range impact of the retiree health costs. I proposed an alternative to it many times during my campaign. (see Corrente Plan - pension buyouts),

For ANYONE to say the issue WASN'T ignored is WRONG, BLATANTLY WRONG!! It WAS ignored for 17 years!

And anyone who says Ed Ladouceur is "lying about it" is...lying about it... and lying about Ed as well.

To quote Chief of Staff David Picozzi, "We've done good things. We need to stop the bleeding at some point." Well, which one is it?

I agree that the Avedisian administration is responsible for 17 years of "bleeding" but where are the "good things"? I propose a retiree pension/benefits buyout program that will provide a win-win situation for the taxpayers and the retirees as well. It worked for Texas. I don't see how it wouldn't work for Warwick. Critics of this idea have said "Where will we get the money for the buyout?" The answer is simple. If the City is saving a lot at the cost of a little then even if they are borrowing the money, it still saves tax dollars. It's time to look into ideas like this one. We simply can't keep kicking the can down the street.

Happy Easter everyone

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor