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Political Factoid

The unfunded liabilities*
of public pensions is $574 billion
for cities in the United States.
 
* These are promises** to make future payments
of "deferred wages" -- just like a mortgage
is a promise to make payments in the future.
 
Most cities are currently "below water."

cf. 970, 972
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