October 18, 2017
In Monday’s blog post we documented the sad state of retirement security in the United States today. Many working families have little or no savings and will face a lower standard of living in retirement. Unfortunately, the government, at both …
October 12, 2017
Since the Great Recession in 2008, warnings of an impending pension crisis have been splashed across the business pages of newspapers across the country. Despite these boisterous decrees, America’s public pension funds are stable. We explore the roots behind the …
October 11, 2017
Who doesn’t love choice? Chocolate or vanilla? Cheese or pepperoni? Boutique fitness studios have popped up everywhere so no matter what your preferred workout, you can have it. Lawmakers in some states like Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Indiana have co-opted …
August 30, 2017
Traditional defined benefit pensions remain the most common retirement plan for public sector employees. 84 percent of state and local government employees have access to a pension. Increasingly, however, anti-pension ideologues say public employees should be given a choice between …
August 23, 2017
Since the Great Recession in 2008, warnings of an impending pension crisis have been splashed across the business pages of newspapers across the country. Despite these boisterous decrees, America’s public pension funds are stable. We explore the roots behind the …
July 21, 2017
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the …
As a result of the April 2 ruling, up to 78,000 public employees in Alaska could buy their way back into Tier 1, which would provide them with the financial security they deserve after dedicating their careers in service to the state. https://protectpensions.org/2021/04/14/victory-alaskas-public-employees/
Thank a public employee today! https://protectpensions.org/2021/04/13/public-employee-stories-april-13-2021/
Americans’ support for pensions isn’t surprising considering the current state of retirement insecurity. http://ow.ly/oBNm50Eby64
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Today, hear from Sandy in Colorado about how spending from her pension benefits stimulates the state's economy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQwtSxJh4G0
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