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Dora Drake: “A lot of our costs are being eat up by the pension system.”

Featuring: Dora Drake, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 4

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Diving into Democracy with Rep. Dora Drake

Published | Video Starts at 28:26

That's probably the biggest, one of the biggest topics that people are discussing and negotiating when it comes to the state budget, because it has to be fixed specifically in the city of Milwaukee and the county, A lot of our costs are being eat up by the pension system. You know, is it a problem that was caused by current leaders? No, but it is a problem that's inherited and right now people are trying to fix it. (28:26–28:31)

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Asserts that pension system costs are consuming a significant portion of Milwaukee's budget.

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