Debunking the Myth: Pension Costs are Not Reason for State’s Fiscal Problems « State of Emergency

Debunking the Myth: Pension Costs are Not Reason for State’s Fiscal Problems « State of Emergency

Debunking the Myth: Pension Costs are Not Reason for State’s Fiscal Problems

from State of Emergency by Leonard Feldman

Despite assertions by those who would like to undercut public emplolyees’ retirements, pension costs are not the reason schools and other public services are being underfunded, a school support professional points out in an Op-ed published in Tuesday’s Sacramento Bee.

Here’s a link to the article, ”Viewpoints: Pension ‘reformers’ distort facts on benefits,” by Martha Penry, a special education teacher’s assistant in the Twin Rivers school district.

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/31/3664712/pension-reformers-distort-facts.html