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A $76,000 monthly pension: why states and cities are short on cash

APRIL 16, 2018 | by Mary Walsh | THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Oregon — like many other states and cities, including New Jersey, Kentucky and Connecticut — is caught in a fiscal squeeze of its own making. … The state is not the most profligate pension payer in America, but its spiraling costs are notable in part because Oregon enjoys a reputation for fiscal discipline. Its experience shows how faulty financial decisions by states can eventually swamp local communities.”  

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