Liu may be putting workers' retirement funds at risk

Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 1:57 pm, Fri Jan 13, 2012.

This past weekend, New York City Comptroller John Liu told an attentive audience at the South Shore Democratic Club, "They may throw in the kitchen sink, but it's only the kitchen sink. I'm sure the stove is on its way, and they'll tee up the refrigerator after that."

The stove and refrigerator may already be here.

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