Daily Topics - Tuesday August 9th, 2016
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I'm amazed that I got this far through the login requirements to post a comment, but I'm delighted that I've gotten this far.
My point: Earlier on today's program (8/15/2016) a female caller extolled the virtues of Gary Johnson as a candidate.
Having lived in New Mexico for decades, I am all too familiar with the Johnson administration and what he did to this state.
I believe he makes Scott Walker look like a liberal. To choose one point, Johnson went so far as to attempt to steal money from the Public Employee's Retirement fund. Fortunately the issue went up for a vote in a public referendum where it was defeated.
Johnson also refused to take measures back in the 90s when the Educational Retirement Board needed (comparatively) minor adjustment. The result of this was that that NMERB had to be fixed years later at much higher cost both to the public and educational retiree.
As is unfortunately typical, the Democratic Party (both nationally and in NM) has failed to make an issue of this,
IMHO it doesn't get much lower than stealing from a retirement fund, as Gary Johnson tried.
So - my hope with this post - is to publicize Gary Johnson's past actions and maybe get this info to Thom so that he will be better able to deal with such callers in the future.
Regards to all-
Ronnie_Retro