Finally! Public Pensions Exposed

Thank you, Craig Karmin, for your June 24, 2009 WSJ article, "Group Shines Light on Hefty Government Pensions."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124580096328044597.html

Pension funds provide guaranteed payouts, so even though public funds lost a collective $1 trillion last year, their retirees' monthly checks are unchanged. And the funds' solvency is ultimately backed by taxpayers.

By the way, apparently, the California School Employees Association, a union, represents 230,000 public employees. And that's just one union. No wonder public sector unions have so much power in Sacramento.