Sentences with phrase «modest pension proposal»

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The Cuomo - backed plan would grant New York City's entire uniformed work force with the same line - of - duty retirement benefits, versus de Blasio's more modest proposal to increase pensions for more recent hires, while still keeping them lower than those received by their more senior colleagues.

While Proposal 1 was handed a resounding loss — and a measure to bar officials convicted of a crime of their state pensions easily passed — returns for the land bank were a nail - biter, with «no» votes leading the charge until late - night returns from the Adirondacks put the proposal over the top, carving out a modest 4 percent Proposal 1 was handed a resounding loss — and a measure to bar officials convicted of a crime of their state pensions easily passed — returns for the land bank were a nail - biter, with «no» votes leading the charge until late - night returns from the Adirondacks put the proposal over the top, carving out a modest 4 percent proposal over the top, carving out a modest 4 percent victory.

And since we don't want to get pension and teacher union officials in trouble, we have a modest proposal, inspired by Professor Alfred Kahn, President Carter's anti-inflation czar.