Myth: Government workers don’t contribute to their pensions; taxpayers are on the hook to pay those costs. |
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Myth: CalPERS pensioners can "goose" their retirement benefit upward by manipulating the income that gets included in their final year of compensation. |
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Myth: The average CalPERS pensioner gets 80 percent of their pay. |
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Myth: CalPERS Board is focused on benefit enhancements. |
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Myth: Police and firefighters retire at age 50 with 90 percent of pay. |
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Myth: CalPERS is unsustainable. |
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Myth: Prior to SB 400, the State paid $400 million in contributions. Ten years later, the State is paying $3 billion due to benefit enhancements. |
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Myth: The CalPERS System is “unsustainable.” |
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Myth: CalPERS is in jeopardy because its funded status is dropping as a result of the market downturn. |
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