Your pay is not the problem
We don’t usually blame ratings agencies like Standard & Poor’s for our dwindling paychecks, faltering pension system, higher health care costs and hikes in the retirement age. But these bastards who were on the take from the banks they were supposed to be objectively evaluating, are a big reason the economy crashed and tax revenues plummeted leaving many of our states, cities, towns and counties in desperate straits. If you are interested in what really happened and why you are facing the problems you are today (and NO it was not your pension that caused the problem) read this story by Matt Taibbi in The Rolling Stone. Matt has been following the story and digging deep to find out what really happened and expose the bad guys. There’s some great video embedded in the article.