Do you think Cook County should cap pensions at $106,000? Even for Doctors?
Do you think Cook County should cap pensions at $106,000 as done in the Tier 2 pension plan passed in 2010?
Doctors at Cook County Hospital are currently the only group that draws pensions significantly above $106,000. Would it change your opinion if you thought the reduced pension would have minimal impact on the fund but potentially have a negative impact on recruitment of doctors?
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I think it is unfair to cap the pensions of these professional employees. If they are paying only a percentage based on the $106,000 ceiling, it may be different. Perhaps a small match into a 401K would be something to be considered.
I think all future annuity benefits be calculated at a 60% cap rather than 80%.
Along with raising all future contributions from 6.5% to 7.5% for the employee benefit, and from 2% to 2.5% for the survivor benefit.
All annuity benefits should be capped at $106,000.
Pensions should be capped at the value of the median household income for the state, a measure of the ability of the population to pay. Employees being paid extraordinary incomes should be making their own plans for their retirement in addition to any pension, should they so desire.