Tag: Massachusetts
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Too stingy is a new complaint. My friends at the Urban Institute just released a report grading America’s public pension plans on how well they serve government employees and taxpayers. This report found Massachusetts to have the single worst state-administered plans in the country in terms of the benefits provided to employees and the funding…
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Introduction Some recent proposals to address Social Security’s financing shortfall have included an extension of coverage to the 5 million uncovered state and local workers. These proposals spark a predictable outcry from Massachusetts public employees and those in other affected states. This Issue in Brief analyzes the arguments for and against mandating Social Security coverag…