Pensions on Townhall

• Pension Magic from the Government Mon Apr 29
  Mike Shedlock
  A recent transportation bill, also changed how pensions calculate their liabilities so that everyone can pretend like pensions are more solvent. ... more
• Obama Has Your Pension Plan in His Sights Mon Apr 15
  Morgan Brittany
  Look no further than that luscious stash of cash that is just sitting there in people’s retirement accounts. ... more
• Obama's Budget Targets IRA Savings Wed Apr 10
  Bob Beauprez
  "I do think at a certain point you've made enough money," he told a Quincy, Illinois audience. It was only "fair," Obama continued to argue, that government should confiscate the rest by raising taxes. ... more
• Stockton Was Murdered Wed Apr 3
  Terry Jeffrey
  Were a rational person given the assignment to search this planet to find the best place for human beings to live and build wealth, he might well settle on San Joaquin County, Calif. ... more
• Mexico pledges to extend supplemental pensions Thu Mar 7
  AP News
• Unpaid bills, pensions loom large in new Illinois budget Tue Mar 5
  Reuters News
• Shed a Tear for those Under-Appreciated Bureaucrats Who Get Lavish Pensions and Live in $700K Homes Sat Mar 2
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Is the Washington Post so biased and/or clueless that reporters really think that a 1.2 percent reduction in overall spending for the current fiscal year (which means the federal budget would still be larger than it was last year) represents a “sledgehammer of budget cuts”? ... more
• Guns and Pensions Tue Feb 19
  Thomas Sowell
  A nation's choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been posed as "guns versus butter." ... more
• Los Angeles mayoral hopefuls debate cutting budget, trimming pensions Tue Jan 29
  Reuters News
• S&P lowers Illinois credit rating, blames pensions Fri Jan 25
  AP News
• R.I. District Gives Teachers Annual 11.2% Raise, with No Demand for Improved Performance Fri Dec 28
  Kyle Olson
  It pays to work for the government. Just ask the teachers in the Westerly, Rhode Island school district. The school committee just agreed to a new union collective bargaining agreement that doubles teachers’ pay in nine years. ... more
• Fiscal Cliff: Michigan Union Experiencing Same Pension Headache it Forces on Schools Mon Dec 3
  Kyle Olson
  When it rains it pours for the Michigan Education Association ... more
• Los Angeles gears up for ballot battle over city pensions Fri Oct 26
  Reuters News
• U.S. to expand probe into New York City pensions for veterans Mon Oct 22
  Reuters News
• Republican study warns against bailout of state pensions Wed Sep 26
  Reuters News
• State employee pensions to cost California $3.7 billion Fri May 18
  Reuters News
• Polish workers "chain in" lawmakers over pensions Fri May 11
  Reuters News
• States scaling back worker pensions to save money Tue May 1
  AP News
• Man Bites Dog…Likes the Taste Sun Apr 22
  Derek Hunter
  The theater of the absurd that is our presidential election keeps chugging along with all the vigor our economy doesn’t. One can’t blame Democrats for attempting distraction upon distraction, given the alternative of talking about President Obama’s record. ... more
• Illinois governor unveils "bold" plan to save pensions Fri Apr 20
  Reuters News
• Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts Wed Apr 18
  AP News
• Sad Violin Alert: Michigan Teacher Upset She Can't Retire...at Age 47 Wed Apr 18
  Kate Hicks
• Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts Wed Apr 18
  AP News
• Spineless Illinois Politicians Propose to Shift Pension Burden to Schools Thu Mar 29
  Kyle Olson
  By and large, politicians are not willing to tackle the unsustainable costs they’ve created. Consider Illinois public employee pensions. ... more
• El Salvador to give pensions to ex-rebel fighters Fri Mar 16
  AP News

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