experts put a dour face on it:
http://www.igmchicago.org/igm-econom...7dlrlXQvZkFB1r
experts put a dour face on it:
http://www.igmchicago.org/igm-econom...7dlrlXQvZkFB1r
Yep. Everyone is going to get burned on this.
Why piss only on public-sector underfunding?
Underfunded private-sector pension plans threaten the retirement security of millions of Americans
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/newsr...el1=new&ID=200
Private Pensions Evade Honest Accounting
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/arti...ing_99749.html
Because the OP was discussing State Pension plans?
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"...but it was your assumption that assumed I made an assumption"
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...you're not curious about anything outside of your close-minded, benighted blind ideology.
Why is always only the govt that gets pissed on around here, while the UCA gets a pass?Because the OP was discussing State Pension plans?
TB
Private sector pensions will work themselves out. Either the private sector providers and beneficiaries will work out an arrangement that allows the company to survive, or the company will just go bankrupt and everybody loses.
Public sector pensions are the far bigger problem because there's no threat of public sector entities facing a bankruptcy that results in liquidation.
The American people will hold onto their overinflated standard of living with a death grip until the day everything falls apart.
Augusto Pinochet presents the template for what the next leaders of America should be like.
You've got your low content VRWC thread. Enjoy, bot.Why is always only the govt that gets pissed on around here, while the UCA gets a pass?
TB
This is what it will be all about:
5.Allow employers and participants to negotiate reductions in accrued benefits in appropriate circumstances. Current law prohibits reductions in accrued benefits, but employees might rationally conclude that a reduced annuitized benefit and additional job security would be preferable if the ability of the employer to meet its obligations over the long-term is less certain.
None of the pension funds can ever catch up to their requirements:
State financial authorities are betting the pension assets they now manage will get better returns as the U.S. economy recovers and stock and bond markets improve. If so, states can take advantage of today’s ultralow borrowing costs to strengthen their retirement plans now—and pay off the debt later when pension funds generate returns robust enough to more than cover their annual payouts. This strategy could backfire if state retirement fund returns don’t rebound. Recent history isn’t encouraging: In the decade through June 2010, the nation’s biggest state retirement systems earned less than half of what they needed to keep up with pension obligations, according to a Bloomberg survey. Borrowing to pay pension benefits “is risky for a government,” says Douglas Wood, Fort Lauderdale’s director of finance. “If the market stays down and the pension systems don’t earn their fair share on their return, then over time the city has to make that up” from its general budget.
I'm pretty sure if you were promised a pension from your company, you'd be rather annoyed if it fell through.
Very true. Still, anyone who doesn't see the possibility that they may outlive a company is pretty stupid. Everyone should plan for their own advanced years. Same with state pensions since that cannot print money like the feds.
On a side note, are you aware of the SS laws for military personnel? Did you join before 2002?
Check this out:
Retirement Planner: Special Extra Earnings For Military Service
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Private companies have already raided and plundered the pension plans and retirement funds already. It was one of the rather more shocking wealth transfers that you don't hear about. Managements of companies in the private sector pumped up quarterly profits by waving accounting wands to produce "estimates" in their favor when it came time to fund the pension plans.
You didn't hear about this, because managments and the rubberstamp BOD's went along with it behind closed doors.
The only reason you know about it for public sector employees is because it is well "public".
Essentially Darrin is saying "well, private companies stole from us when we weren't looking, so that is good enough for public employees too".
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Yes, I joined in 1999. I'll check that link out, thanks.
" Everyone should plan for their own advanced years"
A majority of American households live paycheck to paycheck, thanks to the War on Employees and Unions holding everybody's incomes static. How many people can afford to put away 5% or 10% of their income into savings. And of course, financial sector fees will eat into their savings, anyway, which is why the Repugs/Wall St want SS funds to be funneled to them.
Believe as you wish.
Mutual funds usually do pretty good.
who picks up the tabs for the municipalities in CA, that have already declared bankruptcies ?
Read more at http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articl...kMTFKLcy2pv.99For years, state and local governments have been playing imaginative or patently dishonest games with their pension funds, thinking they could get away with it. But now the chickens are coming home to roost, as federal authorities have begun cracking down on corruption and mismanagement.
The modus operandi was much the same in state after state: government officials underfunding or skimming retiree pension funds to meet other more immediate costs; financial officers papering over or hiding the extent of the funding shortfalls; and private financial managers exaggerating the return they could deliver on pension fund investments while often leaving the fund vulnerable to unexpected market swings.
State pensions, still feeling the pain of the Great Recession, are now underfunded to the tune of more than $4 trillion, according to State Budget Solutions, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog.
In the past week alone, government officials and private investment groups with major government contracts have learned hard lessons about the risks of playing fast and loose with the government retirement systems:
• The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Illinois with securities fraud following years in which state officials misled investors and shortchanged the state pension system and stuck future generations of taxpayers with the staggering bill. The suit was part of a larger push by the SEC to bring greater transparency and accountability to the municipal bond market, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO and former board member of the $232 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System on bribery and influence peddling charges. The indictment accuses them of unduly using their influence to defraud a giant equity firm of millions of dollars.
• The nearly bankrupt city of Detroit was placed under a state financial overseer after years of mismanagement, corruption and obfuscation of major obligations – including billions of dollars in retiree health costs. Federal authorities meanwhile charged two former pension officials with bribery and accepting kickbacks.
cool link
Debt Ceiling
Because all federal spending and taxes must be approved by both houses of Congress and the executive branch, a separate debt ceiling that has to be increased periodically creates unneeded uncertainty and can potentially lead to worse fiscal outcomes.
http://www.igmchicago.org/igm-econom...55sdN4BXmfNKCN
relevance?
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