Pensions and retirement funding are the core of this nation's looming financial difficulties. Rhode Island stands tall and faces the problem.
In spite of most expert opinion, national politicians have not yet deemed Washington finances as worth the effort to fix.
Two key points:
* Dems pulled a Nixon-in-China and "disrespected" their union base to get the job done.
* Younger state workers broke with their unions and supported the plan. They'd rather have some state pension than none.
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