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Public pensions benefit main street businesses creating jobs in local communities across the United States. Learn more in our Economic Benefits of Defined Benefit Pensions one-pager. For more information on how pensions directly impact communities, check out the National Institute on Retirement Security’s state reports.

Op-eds

Published stories from current and retired public employees

Public pensions boost Arizona’s local economies by Dora Vasquez

Texas’ retired teachers served our children. They deserve a pension that serves them. by Louis Malfaro

Depressed wages, pension cutbacks hurt black women by Kelly Malone

IPERS impacts all Iowans. Here’s how. by Maggie Martin

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