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Richard Epstein explains how public pensions came to be a ticking time bomb for states and cities throughout the U.S., what the financial ramifications are, and why the road to reform is so perilous.
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Published in: Culture, Domestic Policy
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Right out of the box, Professor Epstein makes a massive misstatement, when he states that the vast majority of private pensions are defined benefit pensions. He continues his explanation correctly with respect to defined contribution programs – using his own TIAA-CREF plan as an example, but the opening misstatement is confusing.