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‘Economist’ blogger exposes risky pension scam

Blogger in The Economist exposes false assumptions public employee pension funds use to fool workers and taxpayers, and why their current plans to chase riskier […] The post ‘Economist’ blogger exposes...

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Study: Just stop funding public pensions

By FRANK KEEGAN – Hey citizen, listen up! Right now you personally owe public workers about $41,000 for pension benefits politicians and union leaders promised […] The post Study: Just stop funding...

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Only citizens can stop politicians’ sneak a tax plan

By Frank Keegan — Taxpayers, who don't even know it yet, are on the hook for trillions of dollars in secret taxes because nobody was […] The post Only citizens can stop politicians’ sneak a tax plan...

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Proposals to solve public pension crisis show magnitude of catastrophe

By Frank Keegan – Three recent ideas proposed to pay off trillions of dollars in retirement promises to state and municipal workers should help Americans […] The post Proposals to solve public pension...

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What will the public pension, health gap be now? $3 trillion? $5 trillion?

By FRANK KEEGAN – This time last year they said the gap for public employee pension and retirement health care promises was $1 trillion. What […] The post What will the public pension, health gap be...

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COMMENTARY: Public pension investments fall short, increase risk, impose...

By FRANK KEEGAN — Happy Fourth of July, beleaguered taxpayers. Get out your checkbooks to start paying trillions of dollars for public worker retirement benefits. The […] The post COMMENTARY: Public...

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Commentary: Trillion dollar legal questions on public pensions could bankrupt...

By Frank Keegan — If judges decide state and municipal pensioners are first in line for taxpayer money, it could bankrupt the dwindling number of […] The post Commentary: Trillion dollar legal...

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COMMENTARY: More faulty pension analysis unhelpful to state, local recovery...

By Keith Brainard   Robert Novy-Marx and Joshua Rauh — whose analysis last year contained flawed methods reflecting an inaccurate understanding of public sector finance […] The post COMMENTARY: More...

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COMMENTARY: Official solution to public pension crisis: Lie, cheat, deceive

By Frank Keegan — Virginia’s top legislative fiscal adviser recommends a traditional solution to the $50 billion state pension catastrophe: Lie, cheat and continue to […] The post COMMENTARY: Official...

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COMMENTARY: Fed screams softly in warning about public pension crisis

This is what it sounds like when the Federal Reserve Bank screams: “Much has been written about the various headwinds restraining economic activity over the near term. The post COMMENTARY: Fed screams...

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