"Slippery slope" could put teacher retirement at risk!

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On June 2, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on HB 479 by Rep. Kirk Talbot (R-River Ridge), which would raise retirement contributions for most state employees by three percentage points (the bill excludes first responders such as police officers and firefighters).

These public servants and their families have not had state pay raises for about three years, and this bill will amount to a cut in take-home pay for thousands of working families.

Why should teachers and school employees be concerned? First of all, these public employees, like teachers, are public servants providing necessary and valuable services for the people of our state. We should support them because it is the right thing to do.

In addition, this is a "slippery slope" bill. If it passes, we can be sure that the Teachers Retirement System and School Employees Retirement System will be the next ones targeted by law makers who want to balance the budget on the backs of working families.