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Bob that link didn't work for me. I'd like to read it. What did the latest contract mean to the employees? As I understand it they really got hammered. No raises, pay a lot more, etc... are you saying they shouldn't had agreed to it ??? I follow the beacon, projo, and other media closely and do a lot of reading so I try to stay informed as a concerned tax payer but it all is difficult to understand and comprehend. Why are things so bad? The stock market has been at 14,000... record highs. Shouldn't those pension plans be cranking out high returns as they were projected to do ? The sky was falling during the recession and when the dow was 8,700. To me it seems too simplified to say there is too much unfunded liablility. Unfunded when ? Do you expect to have no debt at all ? After all isn't that the American way? Look at the national debt. Our leaders don't care. They keep allowing the debt ceiling to be raised. So I ask is the sky really falling ?? or is this just a political or personal scare tactic. I'm trying to remain open minded and neutral as a tax payer. To me the problem is over staffed and bloated departments. Do we really need 15 fire fighters to respond for every call ? Does the dpw really need all those employees ? Does the police department really need all those different higher ranking officers? There needs to be some accountability in the city. What do other cities and towns across the state have? I bet West Warwick, Coventry, East Greenwich, and may be even Cranston aren't as bloated or top heavy.

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