Tag: retirement benefits

firefighter with oxygen mask

But they make up a very small share of local government spending. Every now and then we release a study that is received with skepticism.  Our current piece on police and fire retirement benefits is the most recent example.  It makes the argument that these benefits are expensive – consistent with most people’s intuition –…

Smiling old retirees in hat and casual clothes among green bushes and blue sky

Best way to look forward is to look back. A reporter recently asked me what retirement will look like in 50 years.  At first, I froze.  What insightful comments could I make about retirement communities on Mars?  But once I took a breath, the notion of looking back 50 years and then the 50 years…