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Does Mark Carruolo work for the city or not? Why does he keep making statements in the paper like:

“It can’t be done,” said Carruolo. “It’s a legally binding pension.” Is he a lawyer?

He also says, "no group represents retirees and that the unions of the active employees can’t negotiate on behalf of retirees." Well, Central Falls did it. Providence did it.

If the city ever has a chance to renegotiate or to change things, making statements like this hurts the case. Maybe Carruolo should say stuff like, "we are looking into it", or "things have changed in other cities", or "retirees came together in Central Falls to make a decision but it was too late for them", or "Look at what happened to Central Falls, we would hate for something like that to happen in Warwick, I hope the Retirees figure out there is an issue before we are bankrupt."

Every time he opens his mouth he is saying nothing can be done. Find a way to make it happen. That is why you are the chief of staff. You are not the chief of We Can't Do Anything. This guy is a cheerleader for the opposition... Maybe that is because he is with the opposition. Change starts at the top... Election 2014.

Save the retirees pension by trying to negotiate now. Admit the is a problem and start working to fix it before it is too late.

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