Barnes Calles Out Fields On Retirement Fund

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Barnes calls on opponent to support current Wisconsin retirement system

MILWAUKEE—In response to Governor Walker’s remarks this week that he is open to making changes to the State of Wisconsin’s retirement system, Mandela Barnes, candidate for State Representative of Wisconsin’s 11th Assembly District, is calling on his opponent, Representative Jason Fields, to support the current retirement system in the State of Wisconsin, and to vow to not support any reforms that would privatize the system.

“A national survey conducted by the Pew Institute found that Wisconsin has the most sound public retirement system in the nation, which should be a large indicator that the system does not need to be privatized or changed at all. It’s working just fine,” Barnes said.

“I am calling on my opponent to stand against any attempt by Governor Walker to privatize the system or make sweeping changes to a system that is clearly the best in the country. There are a half of a million people in the state who need their elected officials to not play politics and gamble with their futures by privatizing the system. I hope we have learned something from our national financial collapse, and all of the people who lost everything.”

Barnes also stated that he is concerned with where Representative Fields will stand on the potential reform of the state’s retirement system, given the fact that Fields has stood with the governor on many other issues.

“I think it’s more than fair to ask this Representative to commit to standing with public workers by protecting their retirement system."

I think Fields is finally figuring out that he's sided with the wrong side when he kowtowed to the Republicans.