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Working together on their budget

The brief’s key findings are: Early Baby Boomers were hit hard by the financial crisis. But, over their careers, markets have treated them well: they have enjoyed 9-percent returns on equities; and they have fared much better than either Late Boomers or Gen Xers. Gen Xers have faced the worst investment climate, but Late Boomers…

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Introduction It is generally agreed that each generation of taxpayers should pay the full cost of the public services it receives.  If a public employee’s compensation includes a defined benefit pension, the cost of the benefit earned in that year should be recognized, and funded, at the time the worker performs that service, not when…