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##  [Skyrocketing Pension Costs Mean Higher Taxes or Fewer Services](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/skyrocketing-pension-costs-mean-higher-taxes-or-fewer-services)

 Tuesday, 09 September 2014

 

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Government pension plans promise to pay current and future retirees a benefit based on a defined formula. To make good on its promise, government contributes tax dollars to a pension fund and invests them to generate income. But what happens when contributions and investment returns fall short? Will government raise taxes, cut spending, or reduce t...

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