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California’s generous public employee pensions, shielded for decades by the state’s courts, may soon no longer be sacrosanct.
In a potentially huge win for advocates of cutting government pensions, an appeals court in August declared that public retirement plans were not “immutable” and could be reduced. The three-judge panel said the law merely requires government to provide a “reasonable” pension.
California promised public employees generous retirements. Will the courts give government a way out?
and the fact many of these pensions are golden parachutes pumped up artificially in last yr or 2.............
In a potentially huge win for advocates of cutting government pensions, an appeals court in August declared that public retirement plans were not “immutable” and could be reduced. The three-judge panel said the law merely requires government to provide a “reasonable” pension.
California promised public employees generous retirements. Will the courts give government a way out?
and the fact many of these pensions are golden parachutes pumped up artificially in last yr or 2.............