28 pages. "76% of the money coming into public pensions comes from investment earnings. The same figure in 1940 was only 22%. The 2015 Census data show that state pensions are funded at a level of 76.3%... Using models and parameters developed through our 2015 analysis of empirical data, we estimate that if dismantling of pensions continues, the economy will suffer $3.3 trillion in damage in 2025.... Our analysis shows that in 2025 the economy is likely to grow at 4.00%, the same rate predicted by the Congressional Budget Office. 6 This rate, we project, will be dragged down to 3.29% if the dismantling of public pensions continues."  MORE >>