A system that is in worse shape than Detroit's pension systems is not fundamentally sound.
Andy Biggs: “A system that is in worse shape than Detroit's pension systems is not fundamentally sound.”
On the recordJuly 28, 2014
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Critique of Social Security's financial stability compared to Detroit's pension system.
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