Town Hall Patriots: Public Disservice: Government Union Monopolies Are Bankrupting America

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Public Disservice: Government Union Monopolies Are Bankrupting America

Some public employees are retiring with six figure annual pensions, even though public pension plans are estimated to be underfunded to the tune of $3 trillion at the state level. How long can this continue without states and municipalities going bankrupt? Alexis Garcia interviews Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, James MacDougald of Free Enterprise Nation, and the Manhattan Institute's Steven Malanga.

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