The New Jersey Education Association took its fight for
pension funding to the airwaves Thursday, spending $750,000 on advertisements a
week in a move that pressures Gov. Chris Christie and other lawmakers to uphold
the deal they made with state unions.
But Christie maintains it is not financially possible for
the state to meet NJEA's demands, CBS3 reported.
Governor Chris Christie’s people call it “misleading
attacks and fear mongering” that doesn’t get around the math that New Jersey
cannot afford to fully fund the pension right now.
The NJEA’s ad offers its own mathematical equation: “Over
20 years, teachers have paid more than $10-billion into their pensions . But
New Jersey politicians have paid just three,” the ad states.
The media campaign, which is expected to run for several
weeks, puts ads on television, radio and online, according to CBS3.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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