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U.S. Postal Service is a big employer of veterans

Aug 19, 2020
The USPS says veterans make up roughly one-sixth of its workforce.
The federal pension the USPS offers is one part of what makes the job attractive to veterans.
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Police departments have spent millions in overtime during protests

Jul 3, 2020
While activists call for redirecting police funding, overtime compensation can exceed cities' budgeted amounts. Sometimes officers are paid in comp time.
New York Police Department officers gather during a rally following the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020, in New York City.
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California communities see increases in pension costs

Feb 6, 2020
For every dollar the state's public agencies pay in wages this year, those employers will have to fork over 25 cents on average to CalPERS to cover retiree benefits.
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An unintended consequence of the GOP tax law: bigger pensions for some

Jun 4, 2018
A decrease in the corporate tax rate gave companies more of an incentive to funnel money into defined-benefit pension plans.
There is a “considerable amount of concern that middle-income Americans are not saving enough for their retirement,” says Joseph Cordes of George Washington University.
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Puerto Rico governor says to people in informal housing "It's time to go"

Apr 27, 2018
We check in with Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on housing, education, pensions, and who is actually in charge.
Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in his office in San Juan in 2018.
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How America's retirement savings system needs to change

Sep 29, 2017
Putnam Investments' CEO has some ideas for making defined contribution plans more relevant.
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Americans just can't leave retirement savings alone

Feb 13, 2017
For each dollar saved, 40 cents is withdrawn. Social scientists have a solution.
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Chicago public schools face financial crisis

Oct 11, 2016
The school is reeling from funding cutbacks and mounting debts.
Chicago teachers picketing during a one-day strike in April. 
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In Japan, seniors are half of all welfare recipients

Aug 22, 2016
A growing number of seniors, and not enough workers, has put stress on pensions.
Elderly women choose vegetables from a vendor at a temple in Tokyo.
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