that making mortgages available to the poor killed Wall Street and the economy, that unions killed Detroit and the auto industry, and the idea that anyone who is due a pension isn't at the top of the fucking list of obligations in a bankruptcy case. These people gave their lives, the entirety of their time on this planet to be a productive member of society for the promise of a comparatively meager stipend, and it's on the chopping block so some fucking rich beyond rich banker can turn a profit off of decay and neglect.
Pensions are a promise and in cases like this everyone willingly agreed to them, so they are an obligation that should never be questioned. These people worked their careers at low paying and oftentimes repetitive jobs, sticking it out for the sake of their retirement, a better life just over the horizon where they could live a little and not be a burden to their children or anyone else.
They fixed your sewers in the middle of the winter, plowed your roads, and cleaned up after storms. They kept public transportation moving getting people to and from work. They put out fires and answered emergency calls. They protected the soft underbelly of the city you don't think about, because they protect it so well you don't have to. They did their best knowing they served their fellow citizens.
They are not takers. Every time the city worked, when it appeared that things just ran themselves, it's because they made it work. We owe them what they were promised. We do not owe some rich thugs shoving their way to the front of the line. No, the robber barons can get in line, somewhere far behind those who paid for their pension with their lives.
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