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Public Pensions

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Labor
Sep 28, 2021
Why We Need to Take Pension Costs Seriously
Our friends at the Illinois Policy Institute have a new report out on education spending in the Land of Lincoln. The numbers are gobsmacking. In the 2021–22 school year, 39 […]
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Labor
Nov 20, 2019
Why Are Public Pensions Often Underfunded?
Defined-benefit pension systems are essentially promises. The government promises a specific benefit to beneficiaries when they retire. You would think that these plan participants would want their pension system to […]
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Labor
Sep 10, 2019
Testimony: The Need for Real Pension Reform
On Wednesday, September 11, Show-Me Institute Director of Government Accountability Patrick Ishmael will testify on public pension reform before the Missouri Senate MODOT and Patrol Employees’Retirement System Study Committee. Click […]
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Labor
Aug 9, 2019
We Could Give Teachers a Ten Percent Raise Next Year
In a recent op-ed, I asked, “Why do our best superintendents always leave?” The answer was obvious—the pension system. After working for 30 or 31 years, superintendents can draw almost […]
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Labor
Feb 20, 2019
Support for Teachers? Or Just Some Teachers?
Want to lose the interest of a room quickly? Bring up pensions. In the 1980s, most private-sector employees were in defined-benefit plans that guaranteed them a steady income after retirement. […]
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Labor
Dec 4, 2018
Ask An Economist: Can a Strong Market Fix Missouri’s Pension Crisis?
Can above-average investment returns solve Missouri’s pension crisis? Dr. Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute reveals the answer in our “Ask an Economist” series. Learn more about pension reform […]
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