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Americans are facing a crisis that affects everyone from the private to the public sector, but you can do something about it.
Watch as Riverside members talk about the importance of retiring with dignity.
“Our ability to retire with dignity and financial independence is at great risk,” said Maria Ochoa Flynn, a victim services advocate and Inland Area Regional Council member.
What politicians are saying: 
“It is a symptom of what is wrong with our government which is our public employee unions have increased salaries and increased pensions to the point where hard working Californians are paying for lavish pension benefits and lavish salaries.”
Meg Whitman
Gubernatorial candidate
“Increases in benefits have unleashed a new class of multimillionaire retirees.”
Bob Buster*
Riverside County Supervisor
What working people are saying: 
“We
have a huge retirement problem in this country and the only way it’s
going to be solved is if those in the public sector work together so all
people can retire with a sense of dignity.”
Keith Price
SEIU 721 member
County of Riverside
“I work really hard for my retirement and I contribute to that every single day I come to work. Right now workers are being pitted against each other.”
Claudia Campos
SEIU 721 member
City of Riverside