Grateful for 12 years of mau-mauing the flak catchers

Happy Thanksgiving? Are you grateful?

Here’s what I’m grateful for – 12 years with Chico Taxpayers Association. My first blog post from 2012.

Notice, if you check the new link, Lando’s pension jumped almost $15,000 in the last year – that’s because he is still working, for Paradise Irrigation District. Yes, Lando has continued to collect retirement while working for various public agencies, like the city of Oroville rec district and PID. That also raises his retirement costs, of which he pays almost nothing. In fact, he paid NOTHING as a City of Chico employee – Chico management paid nothing until Brian Nakamura took the reins in 2012, instituting a 3% share for management.

That’s right, 3% for 70% of their highest year’s salary. Plus COLA. Through constant pressure we’ve managed to get them to pay more, but it’s still less than 10% of cost.

So see, there’s the little victories. Teeny, tiny victories. Just think if more of you pitched in!

Stop sleeping on your stomach and complaining about your sore asses Folks. Wake the hell up. Next time you see Tom Lando at the grocery store tell him he should pay for your groceries. Be nice, but let him know, you know what he’s doing, and you don’t like it.