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RFFOW Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 12/2/2011
- Pension Watch
2011 Social Security/Medicare Annual Reports
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 09/28/2011
- Social Security Info
The financial conditions of the Social Security and Medicare programs remain challenging. Projected long-run program costs for both Medicare and Social Security are not sustainable under currently scheduled financing, and will require legislative modifications if disruptive consequences for beneficiaries and taxpayers are to be avoided.
Pension Watch
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 05/31/2011
- Pension Watch
With a March 16, 2011 decision a federal District Court judge [Rosemary Collyer] has dismissed a two-and-a-half year lawsuit charging the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with adopting policies that deny otherwise eligible retirees their rightful Social Security benefits if those retirees choose not to enroll in Medicare. The lawsuit, known as Hall v. Sebelius, was originally filed October 9, 2008.
Pension Report for April
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 04/8/2011
- Pension Watch
Pension Report for March 2011
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 02/21/2011
- Pension Watch
On January 20, 2011, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued “Misunderstandings Regarding State Debt, Pensions, and Retiree Health Costs Create Unnecessary Alarm – Misconceptions Also Divert Attention from Needed Structural Reforms.”
Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 02/1/2011
- Pension Watch
Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 12/27/2010
- Pension Watch
Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 12/1/2010
- Pension Watch
According to the findings, a majority of these employees (61%) said they were unsure or uncomfortable about their ability to set aside enough for retirement. A significant number (43%) have become less confident about their savings since the market downturn. Yet most, (72%) have not changed the amount they are investing to address these concerns.
Pension Report for November
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 10/27/2010
- Pension Watch
Pension Report for October 2010
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 10/27/2010
- Pension Watch
Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 08/2/2010
- Pension Watch
April Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 03/24/2010
- Pension Watch
Pension Report for March 2010
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 03/13/2010
- Pension Watch
Since 2007, investment losses and the weakness of state and local government revenues have produced extraordinary stress for public retirement funds in the United States. This stress magnified the funding issues retirement funds encountered because of the recession at the turn of the century.
February Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 02/10/2010
- Pension Watch
January Pension Report
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 01/5/2010
- Pension Watch
Defined Benefit Pesnison and Baby Boomers
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 12/2/2009
- Social Security Info
Pension Report for September 2009
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 08/27/2009
- Pension Watch
The report finds defined benefit pensions, such as our own Washington State LEOFF 1 and LEOFF 2 retirement plans, besides being good for the members and their family, are a benefit to the community in general.
August Pension Watch
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 08/5/2009
- Pension Watch
Expenditures made by retirees of state and local government provide a steady economic stimulus to Washington communities and the state economy. In 2006, 129,378 residents of Washington received a total of $2.35 billion in pension benefits from state and local pension plans, with $2.17 billion paid from plans within the state and the remainder originating from plans in other states.
What is the CPI?
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 02/10/2009
- Stuff
The Crisis in Retiree Health Benefit Plans
- By Ray Sanderson
- Published 12/26/2008
- Pension Watch

