William B. “Flick” Fornia discusses the current state of public pension plans across the United States and assesses how the pension crisis developed. He argues that defined-benefit plans continue to be a viable alternative to individual defined-contribution plans provided that pension plans implement certain changes to maintain solvency over the long term.
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