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Gov employees make more than private sector workers - TheDCNF

| Betsi Fores
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‘These employees are supposed to be public servants, not a privileged class’

What's really in the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill?

| Fred Malek

People have lost sight of what Walker’s controversial union bill actually contains.

Pension funds strapped, states look at 401(k) plans - NYT

| interns

Many states under budget pressure are looking into switching out the use of guaranteed pensions for state employees for the 401k plans mostly used by private industry

Walker should fire striking Wisconsin teachers

| Wayne Allyn Root

Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers. If air traffic controllers can be replaced, so can teachers.

Battle in Wisconsin over public-sector unions set to spread to other states - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle

The budget clash in Wisconsin may signify the beginning of a policy battle that will play out in states across the country

Local and state governments shouldn't be bailed out

| Ray Hartwell

Irresponsible state and local governments should pay for their mistakes with their own money.

TheDC Morning: Budget crises turn Democratic governors into deficit hawks - TheDC

| Mike Riggs

Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what’s really happening in political news

From RINO to Redux

| Laer Pearce

Now that Jerry Brown is California’s governor, the Golden State’s prospects look worse than ever.

Public vs. private retirements - NY Post

| Chad Brady (admin)

Public sector retirees make over twice as much from pensions as private sector retirees — and it’s bankrupting our state governments

1 NFL pension, 2 wives equals Pa. court fight - AP

| admin

Judge thinks SC woman should no longer receive $2700-a-month NFL spousal benefit

California releases new local-government salary database - LAT

| Chad Brady (admin)

Users can search for the salary, pension benefits and other compensation for more than 594,000 city and county employees throughout California

French senate passes pension bill - NYT

| interns

The bill raises the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60 and the age for a full pension to 67 from 65

The new leviathan: Congress has created a monster

| Brandon Greife

Public sector pensions have grown into a ravaging, pillaging monster. It must be stopped.

States cutting benefits for public-sector retirees - AP

| admin

Since 2008, at least 20 states from Wyoming to Rhode Island have rolled back pension benefits or seriously considered doing so

Businesses and unions to meet on possible $3 trillion pension disaster - The Hill

| Chad Brady (admin)

An August report found government pension programs in as many as 31 states are headed for financial disaster by 2030

French unions stage strike as pension debate starts - BusinessWeek

| Chad Brady (admin)

President Sarkozy vows to move forward with his plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62

California: the Golden Parachute State

| Chris Garcia

California’s overcompensated public employees are bankrupting the state.

The Social Security crisis is real

| Phil Kerpen

Paul Krugman’s astonishingly incorrect column about Social Security’s finances is based on the premise that anticipated deficits in the Social Security program may never materialize. A couple of years ago, he could have made that claim with a very slight chance of being correct

Will 2010 be the year states say enough is enough?

| F. Vincent Vernuccio

Irresponsible promises made and burdens shifted to future generations have come due. Legislators and governors of both parties must now make difficult decisions of how to reign in past agreements

SEC tries to take politics out of pension - NYT

| interns

The SEC on Wednesday tightened restrictions against “pay-to-play” practices in the municipal securities market