Tag: Massachusetts
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 of the plans by taxpayers. W…
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…
