June gets the prize! A 40 word response from Conni Ramser

.....but read the response; any Board member could have written it! C'mon, Conni, you can do better than that!! KBB

From: June Hughes

To: Conni Ramser

Subject: Re: Conni

Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006

BUT Conni, you didn't read about the abuses that were discovered by Dennis Leone. I find that irresponsibly lacking in your decision making processes. Don't you agree? How can you be informed if you have a tunnel vision of information? Who, what and where did you get information? You are in a very important position of making decisions concerning millions of dollars, no one organization(s) or persons(s) should have power over decision making because NO ONE organization or person(s) represents all contributors therefore forget who you have or had memberships and think only STRS members who are selling homes because of high property taxes, having difficulty paying for utilities, etc. No retiree wants to have to go back to work at an age when we've contributed so much with very little if any qualms about the amount taken out of past and present checks. Who wants to get up everyday and say "Welcome to Wal Mart"? They don't pay enough for me to consider such a company! I hate it when I see 80+ year olds having to work, don't you? You do know this is true. Teachers have been and may still be on food stamps because of poor decisions made by 'elitist' board members. Don't be one of them! Until any of you walks in the shoes of a retiree, you may not realize the problems we have. Well, if you really want to know, ask US! Please remember that it should never be an Us/Them situation. How can a real estate sale bring less money - ie, Florida property and the commercial building? Real estate has been increasing in value by leaps and bounds. My house has increased in value, I know because after 30+ years of living in it, I had it evaluated and have decided I must sell. June

From Conni Ramser to June Hughes, Jan. 28, 2006

June, We are all STRS-actives and retirees. I spend quite a bit of time reading information from a variety of sources trying to make informed decisions that will help the system grow and prosper. I think that benefits all. Conni