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  • A Look at the History of Public Pensions

    Pensions have played a critical role in retirement security from the earliest days of the republic, going back to the American colonies offering pensions to soldiers who were injured during the Revolutionary War. Today, we’re looking back on the history…

  • Why African-American Women Equal Pay Day Matters for Retirement Security

    [rwd align=’right’ imageid=’5727′ small=’0′ medium=’600′ large=’1000′ src=’https://protectpensions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Gender-Wage-Gap-_webfig_01-1-1.png’]Today is African-American Women Equal Pay Day, which marks how much longer an African-American woman has to work into the year to make the same amount of money a white male made in 2019.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 24, 2020
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    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.  Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…

  • 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…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 17, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.  Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…

  • 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…

  • This Week in Pensions: July 10, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.  Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…

  • How the COVID Recession Affects Millennials’ Retirement Security

    The pandemic-induced recession is affecting workers of all ages across the U.S., but it will create specific challenges for younger Americans to achieve a secure retirement.  Before the current economic crisis began, Millennials already faced several obstacles in preparing for…

  • Did You Know NFL Players Earn a Pension?

    Today, NPPC is re-sharing this blog originally posted on February 8, 2016 and written by Tyler Bond.  Last night the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50. For Denver’s starting quarterback Peyton Manning, this was almost certainly his last game before retirement.…

  • This Week in Pensions: June 18, 2020

    Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Pensions! This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure retirement.  Before you dive into our top stories from this week, check out some stories of…