It’s A Good Time To Address America’s Retirement Challenge
NIRS Executive Director writes in a Forbes column that with a strong labor market, plentiful jobs, rising wages and wealth, and an urgent need for people to be more optimistic about our national future, there may never be a better time to act on retirement challenges than today. Shoring up Social Security, expanding access to retirement plans, and bringing back pensions would all be worthwhile investments to make while the opportunity is here.
Statement on Efforts in Alaska to Restore Pension Benefits to Address Grave Workforce Shortage
Alaska’s effort to restore a pension plan for public workers represents meaningful progress in addressing one of the state’s most pressing challenges: attracting and retaining a stable, experienced public workforce. While Governor Dunleavy has vetoed the legislation, the fact that the measure passed both the House and Senate demonstrates a growing recognition that retirement benefits are not just about retirement security — they also are an essential workforce management tool.
