Is Your Pension Threatened?
For Immediate Release
July 09, 2010
Contact:
Jacqueline Connor, 703-227-0548
jconnor@ricedelman.com
WASHINGTON D.C., July 8, 2010 — Controversy hit The Ric Edelman Show this week, when award-winning talk show host Ric Edelman ignited a debate on the future of public pensions in America.
A caller to Edelman’s nationally syndicated radio program sparked the debate. Mary Ellen, a 51-year-old, has little money in savings. But because she works for a city government, she can retire immediately thanks to a pension that will pay her $46,000 for life annually plus provide full health care benefits for the rest of her life. While she wondered if she could afford to retire, many of the show’s listeners wondered how our society could pay for her and millions of other public employees like her.
"Given the status of our nation’s economy, Mary Ellen’s situation raises important questions," noted Ric Edelman. "Is it still appropriate to provide full retirement benefits before a worker reaches age 66? Or should we honor the promises made to these workers, and acknowledge the sacrifices they’ve made by engaging in what are often dangerous public service occupations?"
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