Press Release • March 18, 2021
Floridians Strongly Support Pensions for Public School Teachers Public Support Comes as Lawmakers Consider Pension Legislation Would Eliminate Teacher Choice and Drive up Taxpayer Costs WASHINGTON, DC, March 18, 2021 – As Florida lawmakers consider legislation that would strip away pensions for teachers, a new state-wide survey finds that Floridians overwhelming support providing these retirement […]
Press Release • March 18, 2021
77 Percent of Americans Support Pensions for All Workers, According to New Research from the National Institute on Retirement Security Americans See Pensions as Important Tool to Recruit & Retain State and Local Public Employees WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2021 – A new national survey finds that 77 percent of Americans agree that all workers, […]
Letters to the Editor • March 17, 2021
The National Institute on Retirement Security submitted a response to a column published in The Wall Street Journal regarding pensions provided to state and local employees. NIRS writes that it is disappointing to read a column that is “littered with inaccuracies and intentionally conflates multi-employer pension plans with state and local retirement plans to further […]