ruled that pension checks of current and
scope of Californias pension costs, to pay for
Lessons on How to Resolve Americas Public Pension CrisisLessons on How to Resolve Americas Public Pension Crisis
pensions going forward to all employees; and
and retirees: a drastic shortfall between public
The unwillingness to confront the true
final compensation, age at retirement, the
out spending on other public services. Detroit and Stockton municipal bankruptcies
Left unchanged, the financial burden of
Californias current public pension plans,
They would stop the problem from getting worse, fully fund
funds invested in profitable assets that enable
California, the canary in the coalmine for practically all of Americas states, faces an enormous and largely unacknowledged crisis in its system of pensions for teachers and other public employees.
final compensation, age at retirement, the
According to McQuillan, however,
crisis were set in motion long before 2008. defined-benefit pension plan: (1) employer
California Dreaming provides a blueprint for America on how to measure the true extent of a pension problem, identify the political drivers of a crisis, and make strong fiscal and moral arguments for the pension reforms needed to permanently fix the problem.
shows that the unfunded liabilities are selfinfl
In California, however, pension officials and
bankruptcy by unaffordable pension obligations. crisis is never repeated.
billion or nearly $15,000 per Californian.
California Dreaming provides very useful evidence of both the generosity of the unsustainable promises made to California's public-sector employees, and the failure to fully pay for those promises. Lawrence J. McQuillans important book Governments have a tendency to commit to tasks that they really cannot deliver on.
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Most of the critical drivers of the
The injustice is apparent to anyone
allowing governments, if they choose, to
crisis must do two things: (1) shore up
This approach to pension funding produces
taxpayers for their own retirement savings. without paying the full cost, meaning
According to a leading study, California
plans going forward for all government
For example, McQuillan shows that by
plans say they need $158 billion more in
The history lesson
increases financial obligations. today, and the full cost is pushed into the
reforms would give state and local governments
McQuillan offers six reforms that
benefits) while capping the debt, limiting
current generation to receive public services
The
These reforms could
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of investment portfolios over time; setting
levels; providing contribution holidays and
would solve Californias pension problem in
The monthly checks are calculated based on
as any moral imperative because it directly
among government agencies using pension
Over 80% of the government bodies in California are headed for bankruptcy for owing more than a half trillion dollars in unfunded pension and healthcare debt.
benefits to lure new employees. California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas. enjoy and their chances for upward mobility.
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to unsustainable levels, and macroeconomic
Future generations will have to forego
unrealistically high actuarial rates of return
Four variables aff ect the health of any
pension benefits going forward that are
bankruptcy or already insolvent.
and their families are more likely to vote for
Mounting debt will force the closing of public libraries, parks, and schools. Police and fire services will be cut, streets will be in disrepair, and we will find ourselves living in a Third World country. tsunami takes years, if not decades, to
on future generations, and guarantee that the
This service-delivery
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as any moral imperative because it directly
issuing pension obligation bonds. Also, the
lowballed the contributions and increased the promised benefits to such an extent that
our children and grandchildren as piggy
For example, McQuillan shows that by
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Perverse incentives motivate politicians to
and grandchildren, leaving them with a depleted
sector. untether retirement security from the future
the intergenerational transfer of burdens,
and Republicans played the pension game
Voters would also be required to
vote buying because the full costs of higher
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promises. roads and bridges, or it could be refunded to
Generous promises are made and then underfunded because of the pressures of elective office. Record your solo over it once your crack it down and it will be fantastic. untether retirement security from the future
California Dreaming by R.E.M. In Public employee pensions could be the next fiscal crisistrillions of dollars placed in increasingly risky investments, managed by organizations with little understanding of the risks, operating under accounting rules that provide little transparency for elected officials and citizens to understand what is going on. Get the latest updates straight to your inbox.