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Month: February 2020

February 28, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Are You Managing An Elder’s Finances? Watch Out For This Risk”

Informally helping with money management is great – but may also cause unexpected problems.

February 28, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Why Public Pension Debt and Social Insurance Finances Are Not The Same”

Social insurance as a pay-as-you-go system?  Yeah, probably.  But public pensions are fundamentally different.

February 27, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Beating A Dead Horse, Etc.: Here’s More Research On Public Pensions and the ‘Contracts Clause’”

How much more research does it take to make the case that the US Constitution doesn’t stand in the way of reforming public pensions?

February 26, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “It’s Time To End Social Security Opt-Outs For Everyone”

It’s time to move state and local public employees into Social Security.

February 25, 2020 Jane the Actuary General Interest

Forbes post, “It’s ‘America Saves Week’ – Should You Have A Savings Account?”

What’s the consequence of the disappearance of interest earnings on savings accounts?

February 22, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “The Bottom Line: Illinois’ Public Pension Debt Is A Moral Issue”

The same mindset that produces Illinois’ long legacy of corruption produces the passing on of pension debt from one generation to the next.  It’s fundamentally a moral issue.

February 21, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “No, Gov. Pritzker, Illinois Pension Reform Isn’t A Fantasy”

Pritzker calls a constitutional amendment reforming pensions a “fantasy.”  Here’s why he’s wrong.

February 19, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “The Key ‘Social Security Cap’ Question: Where Are Our Priorities?”

Social Security spending simply can’t be discussed in isolation; we need to take into account the whole wishlist of other federal spending as well.

February 18, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “What Is Intergenerational Solidarity, And Why Does It Matter For The French – And For Us?”

The French don’t make any pretense of having a funded Social Security system — is that better or worse than our “Trust Fund” system?

February 17, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Is Mike Bloomberg’s New Social Security Plan Actually . . . A Plan?

Mike Bloomberg has a plan.  Or does he?

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