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Pensions are a promise. In fact, pensions are a form of deferred compensation. Public sector employees- such as teachers, firefighters, and nurses- accept lower salaries during their working years in exchange for monthly contributions from their employer toward their pension.…
Unfortunately, Kentucky and its public pensions have been in the news a lot lately. I say unfortunately because Kentucky’s pensions do suffer from a real underfunding problem and the state just elected a new governor who campaigned on gutting those…
Today’s blog post was written by our intern Jennifer: Like most public employees, my father has dedicated his life to helping others. His passion for service propelled him to pursue a career as a police officer in Muncie, Indiana. Although…
John Arnold has been all over Bloomberg lately. He was the protagonist of two articles last week. You’ve heard plenty from us about Arnold before. The Bloomberg Business profile didn’t reveal anything new about the anti-pension billionaire other than that…
[rwd imageid=’787′ small=’0′ medium=’600′ large=’1000′ src=’http://protectpensions.org/files/2015/11/Pennsylvania-Pensions-NPPC.png’] As we’ve written before, Pennsylvania faces an ongoing standoff over its budget and at least part of the fight has to do with pensions. Earlier this month, Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and Republican leaders…
If you don’t follow Louisiana politics, then you might be missing out on their exciting and unique electoral politics. Louisiana elects its governor, other statewide officers, and state legislature in off-off-year elections. The candidates for governor all participate in what’s…
Ask any presidential candidate and they’ll tell you that immigration is a major issue in the 2016 campaign. Immigration, however, is not the only issue of concern to the Latino community. Retirement security deserves serious consideration as Latinos have lower…
Today is Friday the 13th, a day typically associated with bad luck. Bad luck is something Carl DeMaio and Chuck Reed know about. For several years now, they have tried to gut the retirement security of California working families with…
Two recent reports- on unrelated subjects- have highlighted the importance of pensions for low-income working families. The Employee Benefits Research Institute released a report last month that focused on the ability of defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans to…
Tuesday was election day in America. While these off-off-year elections feature fewer candidates on the ballots and fewer voters at the polls, these elections still have consequences. One of the most consequential races was the Kentucky gubernatorial election, one of…
Unfortunately, we know that defined benefit pensions have been declining rapidly in the private sector. And we know that some irresponsible politicians and anti-pension ideologues are trying to gut pensions in the public sector. What we didn’t know until recently…
If you’re reading this blog, you may have noticed we’ve made some changes. New URL, new look, new feel; same work to tell the truth about pensions and protect a safe and secure retirement for working families. You’ll find several…