October 7, 2020
Last month, Truth in Accounting (an organization with ties to groups that attack public workers’ retirement security) published a misleading report titled “Financial State of the States” which grades states based on their supposed fiscal health. The report deceptively cites …
October 2, 2020
Welcome to October’s first edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement. Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of …
September 2, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, pension opponents have continued spreading misinformation about public pensions. Today we’re going to challenge three misconceptions they frequently cite to try to damage public workers’ retirement security. 1. Unfunded liabilities for pensions are …
May 8, 2020
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Public pension funds helped power the U.S. economy during 2018, generating $179.4 billion more in state and local government revenues than taxpayers put in, according to a biennial study by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems. Public pensions’ …
January 24, 2020
Although state retirement systems have made a strong recovery from the Great Recession to reduce once-yawning funding gaps, years of tax cuts could come back to haunt states and force them to reduce retirement benefits. That’s according to a report …
January 10, 2020
Welcome to the latest edition This Week in Pensions! 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 fight for a secure retirement. Here …
We ❤️ Teachers! https://protectpensions.org/2020/10/27/public-employee-stories-october-27-2020/
This Halloween, take a break from horror movies and watch these videos from @ProtectPensions that feature the real ghouls: public pension opponents. https://protectpensions.org/videos/
Check out what you may have missed in pension news last week! https://protectpensions.org/2020/10/23/week-pensions-october-23-2020/
“A 2018 study by the National Institute on Retirement Security found that 59% of all working-age individuals had no retirement account assets in an employer-sponsored plan or in an IRA.” @NIRSonline #RetirementSecurityWeek #protectpensions
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/2020/09/26/whats-your-take-off-point-the-moment-youve-saved-enough-for-retirement/
Pensions are a critical part of the three-legged stool for retirement planning and they have a proven ability to help workers retire with security and dignity. https://protectpensions.org/2020/10/14/much-older-adults-earn-different-sources-income/
