Multiemployer pensions got their $86 billion bailout in the covid spending bill. But there were other bailout hopefuls who weren’t so fortunate.
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Forbes post, “Public Pension Roundup: Reform And Regression”
Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York: some are improving their pensions, some are worsening their finances.
Forbes post, “Too High? Too Low? One Thing’s For Sure: The Covid Relief Bill Is About Far More Than Covid Relief
It’s false advertising, at the least, to spend Covid relief money on multiemployer pension plans, no?
Forbes post, “Multiemployer Pension Plan Bailout Update: The Good News, Bad News, And The Pricetag”
The details of the bailout, such as there are, point to the brokenness of the political system.
Forbes post, “Would The New Child Benefit Proposal Remedy Our Falling Birth Rate?”
A monthly child benefit has interest from the Left and the Right. But it won’t be a game-changer for birthrates.
Forbes post, “A ‘Living Wage’ Of $34,000? Bad Data, Or Bad Math, Will Stand In The Way Of Social Security Reform”
When the experts can’t agree on — and even inflate — the amount of money needed for an adequate standard of living, that’s a real barrier to Social Security reform.