Share Your Story: Judie
Throughout the fall, 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=yuIslpvtqOU”]
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New Poll Shows Why Pensions Matter for Public Employees 
New Poll Shows Why Pensions Matter for Public Employees
A new national poll released yesterday shows that pension benefits are one of the most important job features for state and local government employees, with 93 percent of them saying that pensions incentivize workers to have long careers in the…
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Kansas: A Historical Look at Public Pensions 
Kansas: A Historical Look at Public Pensions
Earlier this year, we took a deeper look at the history of Kentucky pensions. Fraught with years of underfunding, legislative tax breaks and subsidies to corporations, Kentucky’s pension systems are underfunded. Kansas was in a similar situation, but in recent…
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Understanding Unfunded Liability 
Understanding Unfunded Liability
Time and again, articles are published about states with “large unfunded liabilities.” Often, writers and anti-pension critics use large numbers to scare readers into thinking America has a pension crisis. This is a myth. Before falling for pension opponents’ messaging,…
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Three Things You Need to Know During Retirement Security Week 
Three Things You Need to Know During Retirement Security Week
On behalf of all of us at the National Public Pension Coalition, we want to wish you a happy Retirement Security Week! Every year during the third week of October, we recognize the importance of defending the pensions public workers…
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Why 401(k)s have caused the retirement security crisis 
Why 401(k)s have caused the retirement security crisis
Today’s post was written by NPPC’s Executive Director Bridget Early. Readers of Defined Benefit know that NPPC has been shining a light on the failings of the defined contribution 401(k). Since its inception in the 1980s as a retirement savings…
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PUBLIC PENSIONS GREATLY BENEFIT RURAL AREAS 
PUBLIC PENSIONS GREATLY BENEFIT RURAL AREAS
For the second week of Retirement Security Month, we are highlighting a post from January 2019 on public pensions and rural areas. We’ve been talking a lot this month about the economic benefits of public pensions at both the state and national levels. Through…
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Submit a Story for Retirement Security Month 
Submit a Story for Retirement Security Month
For the second year in a row, NPPC is celebrating Retirement Security Month during the month of October. This month, we will be sharing some of our favorite content, including op-eds, videos, and worker stories. In the spirit of the…
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Share Your Story: Sheila Share Your Story: Sheila
Throughout the fall, 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=uzacZ93533Q&list=PLqa1XH6sllcggbYiw5XTP1n1gtOOXcVl5&index=25″]
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NPPC Celebrates 12 Years! 
NPPC Celebrates 12 Years!
Twelve years ago, the National Public Pension Coalition (NPPC) was established. In 2007, public pensions were under attack, and since then, we’ve seen many of the same anti-pension opponents continue to demean public employees and their hard-earned pensions. NPPC has…
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Share Your Story: Rohan Share Your Story: Rohan
Throughout the fall, 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=YMWMGRdsPlM”]
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Don’t Believe the Echo Chamber: Closing Pension Plans is a Bad Idea Don’t Believe the Echo Chamber: Closing Pension Plans is a Bad Idea
This month, we wrote about The Truth About Cost Sharing and Pew Charitable Trusts using pension plans in Tennessee, South Dakota, and Wisconsin as examples of cost-sharing policy. We went on to debunk the assertion that cost-sharing policies are the…
