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Pew Center Study Says 'The $1.26 Trillion Figure Is Based on States' Own Actuarial Assumptions.'
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Apr. 27, 2011

"Those assumptions were legislated by politicians to actuaries who understand what numbers their clients want to see .... low, and that's what they, and the public, get. Using those assumptions the shortfall for pensions comes to $660 billion. Use 30-year treasury rates and it's $2.4 trillion."  MORE >>

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