John Arnold: Stop Attacking Public Pensions!

John Arnold

Take a stand against John Arnold! Sign this petition and tell him to stop his attacks on the retirement security of working people.

Billionaire John Arnold has spent over $50 million attacking pensions across the country. How exactly?

  • He funds biased research. John Arnold donates to right-wing think tanks and uses the impartial reputation of the Pew Research Center to push his anti-pension agenda.
  • He pays for ballot measures. In 2014 Arnold singlehandedly funded a ballot measure to close the pension system in Phoenix, Arizona. Voters rejected his attempt to gut retirement security for the city's working people.
  • He contributes to anti-pension politicians. Arnold donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a PAC behind Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s campaign to cut benefits and move workers out of a traditional pension. Arnold also contributed to Raimondo’s gubernatorial campaign.

During the 2017 legislative session in states across the country, Arnold and his money have been at it again. He's been actively working to gut pensions in South Carolina, Nebraska and Texas.

Together we're stronger than John Arnold's money. Sign this petition and tell him to keep his money away from your retirement.

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Stop your attacks on public workers and their pensions.

Evidence shows that defined benefit pensions provide the most secure retirement for working people whereas 401(K)s and cash balance plans are risky and unreliable for workers.

Pensions go a long way to recruiting and retaining good teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, and other public workers. Stop hiding behind the reputation of the Pew Research Center to push your anti-pension and anti-worker agenda.

We're calling on you, John Arnold, to stop your relentless attacks on retirement security for working families.