RH Jones: Where is an Ad Hoc?

From RH Jones, May 14, 2008
Subject: Where is an Ad Hoc?

To all:

Dr. Fluke, the Legislative Chair of the SummitCRTA and me (who is a member of his CMTE) has been often asked: “Where’s an Ad Hoc?” As in: “Where’s the beef”, there is none -- You certainly must remember the elderly lady proclaiming that in the hamburger wars of a few years ago. However, many retired educators do have a “beef” in not having ever seen an Ad Hoc increase to adjust their pensions. This has been many years overdue from the legislators.

Concerning the national economic tax rebate, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants found that with retirees, they are apt to spend the rebate to help stimulate the national economy. That being a fact, it seems to me that an Ad Hoc increase for Ohio educators would help stimulate Ohio’s economy. Here are some related facts: Gasoline is $3.95 at a nearby Norton, Ohio BP station. Groceries and utilities, other necessities such as doctor visits, prescriptions filled, and taxes need to be paid from ever shrinking purchasing power for retired teachers. This is a daunting challenge to our living standards in our “Golden Years”. To save the political futures of Ohio’s legislators, the time is now for the Ad Hoc legislature to act is now. This increase will go into stimulating forward movement in Ohio. We will spend the money. And seeing this “make up”, active and retired teachers will feel better about their future retirement. Combined we number nearly ½ million. Counting family, you can double or triple that number.

This is the opinion of one of the many retired educators,

RHJones, a multi-union member