CalPERS Responds

Pension Reform



Myths vs. Facts


Myth: Pensions are among the highest costs of State government.
March 15, 2010
Fact:

Forty-one percent of the State general fund budget is earmarked for public education, 12 percent for higher education, and 10 percent for corrections. The cost of pensions is about 3 percent of total State spending.



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