CalPERS Responds

Pension Financing



Myths vs. Facts


Myth: Increased pension formulas are bankrupting State and local government.
March 15, 2010
Fact:

The downturn in the markets is the cause of greater employer contributions. Even if changes to pension formulas did not exist, CalPERS would need more contributions from employers, due to market losses over the past year. Only a quarter of the cost of State pensions is due to benefit changes of 1999.



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