Column: Frerichs trying to talk way out of pension tax hike remarks – Champaign News-Gazette*

Jim Dey: "Two years after state Treasurer Michael Frerichs of Champaign accidentally told the truth about the merits of taxing retiree pensions that are now exempt from taxation, his comments remain in the news. It’s ironic in a sense. The result of his truth-telling then is that he’s engaging in “not truth-telling” now to avoid political responsibility for his initial comments."

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