Comment: We, the taxpayer, are not responsible for the failings of the PERA board to plan and prepare for their financial mandates.  We, the taxpayer, are already funding the retirement of PERA recipients.  We, the taxpayer, were not included in the negotiations.  We, the taxpayer, have already done due diligence with the agreements and followed through with contracts.  We, the taxpayer are also saving for our own retirement plans.  We, the taxpayer should not be obligated to increase our contributions when it already sucks up a considerable amount of the state budget and there are other pressing needs more important than bailing out PERA.  So - in all fairness, please stop demanding that we the taxpayer bail out (again)  PERA's financial mismanagement. When financial companies fail or scandals happen, the victims are those in the company - not spread around.  You don't have a bottomless pot of gold (the taxpayer) to bail you out.