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No commentary from me today. Just links.
(I’m going to Splashdown Beach with the family today. I hope I don’t frizzle in the sun.)
TAX STORIES
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Second in a series on public pension stability. I look at a recent paper from Brookings, where a sample of representative public pensions are projected to see what stable situations they could achieve (including going to pay-as-they-go status). The Brookings authors define stability such that a pension fund debt is a constant percentage of state GDP. There are tables and graphs.by meep
I kick off a series of posts looking at recent papers claiming there is no public pension crisis. My take: I don't care if the term "crisis" is the one used. Many public pensions are not in good condition and will have financial effects on the polities supporting them. Not all public pension systems are in a bad way, but many are, and the systems in place for funding, valuation, and oversight are not only inadequate for protecting public pensions, but often encourage risky behavior.by meep
As you know, being a life actuary, I’m really interested in death. (And yes, the Dominican Republic death stories seem to have fallen off. I guess real news has occurred. Need that constant content.)
I’m really interested in trends, especially in longevity. When I worked at TIAA, being one...
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Oh, Germany. Maybe you’re getting a little cranky from the threatened hard Brexit.
Germany: ‘Meat tax’ on the table to protect the climate
German politicians from the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens on Wednesday proposed raising the value added tax (VAT) on meat to the standard rate of...
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I just read some sad news: GOVERNING TO CLOSE
After 32 years, the magazine of record for state and local government will discontinue operations.
Governing magazine has told important stories for over three decades. Stories from and about state and local government – what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis...
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