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Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy D-Chicago left Illinois Rep. Daniel Biss D-Skokie center look as Illinois Rep. Elaine Nekritz D-Des

Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, left, and Illinois Rep. Daniel Biss, D-Skokie, center, look on as Illinois Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des Plaines, speaks with reporters while at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Springfield, Ill. A group of lawmakers offer new legislation to fix the state's crippling pension crisis and end bitter fighting over a multibillion-dollar issue that gets more expensive by the day. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Kadner: Beware the pension con game

This pension reform game in Springfield reminds me of three-card monte. Three-card monte is a confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into putting up money in the mistaken belief he’s going to win even more. Some state legislators Wednesday unveiled yet …

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