ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Possibility of State Pensions Losing Billions.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: A USA TODAY USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. survey found that states are paying 35% more to the nation's 12 largest state pension plans this year than in the past two years. However, experts say it is still billions of dollars short to fund retirement benefits for public employees, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the article by USA TODAY. Some experts believe large tax increases will be necessary to pay the benefits for the pensions that baby boomers See generation X. will need when they begin to retire in 2010. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Emily Blank, Howard University Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly emancipated slaves. A normal and preparatory department was opened the same year. , is an expert regarding labor economics and can discuss issues involving retirement and pensions. 202-806-6718 Professor Teresa Ghilarducci, of the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , can share her expertise on pension economics. She has consulted for companies that reduced or suspended pensions. 574-631-7581 Mark Johnson, founder of ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Benefits Consulting, is an expert on ERISA and pension planning. 817-909-0778 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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