(Natural News) For decades, mostly Democrat-run states have won favor — and votes — among key political constituencies by padding their pensions. But as the tax base in many of these states dried up as people fled high levies and high prices — Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut come to mind — elected leaders were […]

(Natural News) Despite a bull market that’s been running strong for more than 10 years now, public pensions are in very serious trouble, as many states struggle to bring in anything even remotely close to the amount of cash needed to cover their ever-growing pension liabilities. While public pensions in many areas of the country […]