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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by hipsterstal1n on Sunday June 07, 2020 @10:12PM (#23452930)
I tweeted about this a week ago being from the area. It helped the city get rid of officers that the police union were protecting not fire-able. Further, it helped the city (which had declared bankruptcy) get rid of police pensions negotiated decades ago that were draining city coffers.
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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by thu2111 on Monday June 08, 2020 @08:21AM (#23455866)
How does firing people get rid of pensions? That sounds pretty wrong - punishing every cop by taking away their pension because of the act of one? Why would anyone join the police at all if that's possible?
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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by jessaustin on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @12:51PM (#23468280)
Lots of people work at jobs that don't provide ludicrous pensions.
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