Illinois Pension Debate Overlooks Role of Public-Sector Jobs in Sustaining the Middle Class

Illinois pension debate overlooks role of public-sector jobs in sustaining the middle class
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Pensions have become a thorny and contentious issue in Illinois. The state has the worst funded pension liability in the country, with only 24 percent of the money it promised retirees available, according to State Budget Solutions, a national research group. Gov. Pat Quinn, who gets much of the bl…