Ordering mediation in this case is cowardly. The timeframe seems designed for the GA to reconsider the law. An other kick of the can.

Monique,

You said the following:

“Indeed - increasing the benefits from pension reform that was wholly inadequate to begin with, in large part because the original pensions were exceedingly, patently unaffordable to begin with.”

I worked 17 years for the State of Rhode Island. I had to retire early due to my wife’s health conditions and eventually move to Hawaii to fulfill her dying wish. She died a very happy lady.

I waited to collect my State of RI retirement till I turned age 65. My retirement income is $1,084.00 a month with $987.66 net after RI and federal taxes per month.

Would you please explain to me how you determine $1,084.00 a month retirement income is “exceedingly, patently unaffordable to begin with”

KenW,

Why do you pay Rhode Island state income tax when you live in Hawaii?

We moved in 11. Barrington - then -faced a $2.5MM bill to keep up with plan expenses ( it was held up when Raimundo plan came thru). That was our town, don't know whats coming for other towns, even Barrington, now but its going to be financial apocalypse.

I cannot believe RI residents, tax payers with their/ our measly little 401-ks and lack of healthcare, do not comprehend that the money has to come from them.

We are SO so happy to have left. If Chafee, Casper Milquetoast that he is, caves, its game over. For RI. For good. You cannot crawl out from under the huge mill stone of paying those juicy pensions, good bye schools, roads, and to any younger police and fire who will never live to see what the entiltled few have extracted from all

Max D,

Because under RI State law, if I have an income that is created in the State of RI I must pay RI state income tax on only that income utilizing a RI-1040NR (Non-resident) form.

I’ve been through a lot of tax consultants and they all come back with the same answer because of the way the RI law is written. I must pay taxes on the RI income.

One of the largest tax scoff laws according to the RI tax list was a gentleman (NOT ME) that lives in Hawaii.

So the misinformation that if you move out of RI to a state with no state income tax or a state that exempts certain retirement incomes so you do not have to pay RI income tax on retirement income from RI is false!

RI has RI-1040NR form to capture your retirement income. Two things are certain in life; RI taxes and death!

"I cannot believe RI residents, tax payers with their/ our measly little 401-ks and lack of healthcare, do not comprehend that the money has to come from them."

Indeed - 1.) that is where it comes from and 2.) that so many of the payers do not understand that they are the source of these benefits.

Debra,
We already had one of the highest state debts per capita (if not the highest) in the country and yet we rubber stamped another $300 million in borrowing in the last election. CLUELESS is the word that comes to mind.

Not clueless, Max--they act the way the RI system has taught them to act and has consistently rewarded them for doing so. Do your beat your dog for sitting when you tell it to sit?