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'This is a grotesque taking of employees’ retirement security that seems both patently illegal and unfair. It’s a sharp jab in the eye - and the heart - of public employees. There’s a lot of anger out there.'

Daniel J. Montgomery, president
of the Illinois Federation of
Teachers, commenting on a plan
before the Illinois state
legislature plan to cut
cost-of-living increases for
retirees, raises the age of
retirement for some employees
and set a cap on pensions for
those with the highest salaries