Unfunded Benefits Dig States' $3 Trillion Hole: Orin S. Kramer
Excerpt: Hidden behind accounting fictions, the politically unspeakable reality is that public employee pension systems are under-funded by more than $2 trillion. Add more than $1 trillion in unfunded health-care benefits for retired public employees, and state governments face protracted structural deficits ranging from challenging to insurmountable.
Posted by: Uncle Phester 2010-01-22 |