Attacks Without the Facts in Missouri
On August 16, 2011, Taxpayers United of America (TUA) brought its message of shame and doom out of Illinois and Wisconsin and into Missouri. The St. Louis Post Dispatch was on hand to hear what they had to say, but the article does not mention if any others were.
The article also does not mention how TUA substantiated its claims such as: “If the system stays the way it is, it will collapse.” Mind you, one of the systems highlighted – the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) – gets the majority of its funding (60 percent) from better than average long-term investment returns.
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Doomsday Prediction for Illinois
On August 4, 2011, the Rockford Register-Star published “Our View: Illinois’ money will run out if pension reform not a priority” winning the latest Sky is Falling Award. Why? It misses the opportunity to have a serious discussion of needed reforms to the state’s pension systems. Read more
