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  • How the COVID Pandemic Has Impacted Retirement Security
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    A new research brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College shows how the coronavirus-induced economic crisis has inflicted widespread damage on workers’ ability to prepare for retirement.  According to the study, the amount of working-age households that…

  • Public Employee Stories: August 4, 2020

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, public employees across the nation have given back to their communities in extraordinary ways. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have been on the front lines. Teachers…

  • Share Your Story: Sidney

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlHmgVbUgUM”]

  • Correcting the Record on the Reason Foundation

    Two weeks ago, we highlighted ways pension opponents like the Reason Foundation gaslight the public on the facts about public pensions. Today we’re diving deeper into how the Reason Foundation spreads misinformation about public pensions by examining a blog post…

  • Public Employee Stories: July 28, 2020

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, public employees across the nation have given back to their communities in extraordinary ways. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have been on the front lines. Teachers…

  • Share Your Story: Roger

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcGtC–UGKg”]

  • What is a Discount Rate and Why Does It Matter?

    Today, NPPC is re-sharing this blog originally posted on April 19, 2016, and written by Tyler Bond.  Pensions often seem confusing because there are a number of technical details associated with them. While actuaries and economists may enjoy debating the…

  • Public Employee Stories: July 21, 2020

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, public employees across the nation have given back to their communities in extraordinary ways. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have been on the front lines. Teachers…

  • Share Your Story: Bob

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1xtvH3sO18″]

  • Three Ways Pension Opponents Gaslight the Public About Public Pensions

    Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, pension critics have been sowing doubt about public pensions by sharing blatantly false and misleading claims about them. This is gaslighting (a form of manipulation in which a…

  • Public Employee Stories: July 14, 2020

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, public employees across the nation have given back to their communities in extraordinary ways. From donating to food banks to helping their neighbors and protecting their communities, public employees have been on the front lines.  Teachers…

  • Share Your Story: Margie

    Throughout the summer, NPPC will be sharing the stories of retired and current public employees, told in their own words. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMP6LBIhnTU”]