Tag Archives: Pensions

The use of locally-imposed selective taxes to fund public pension liabilities

This is republished content originally hosted on the Mercatus’ Center former blog, Neighborhood Effects. Many eyes are on Kentucky policymakers as they grapple with finding a solution to their $40 billion state-reported unfunded public pension liability. As talks of a potential pension bill surface, various proposals have been made by legislators, but very few have gained traction. OneContinue reading “The use of locally-imposed selective taxes to fund public pension liabilities”

A public sector retirement plan for Millennials

This is republished content originally hosted on the Mercatus’ Center former blog, Neighborhood Effects. According to the Center for Retirement Research, about 52 percent of households are “at risk of not having enough to maintain their living standards in retirement” and that the retirement landscape is making “the outlook for retiring Baby Boomers and Generation Xers farContinue reading “A public sector retirement plan for Millennials”