State Education Funding Cuts and Corporate Tax Giveaways, Not Pensions, the...
Governor Corbett’s Pension Proposal Also Provides No Relief for School Districts Economist Stephen Herzenberg Available for Media Interviews Date of Press Release: July 14, 2014 Attachment: press...
View ArticleCorbett Pension Plan Does Not Equal Property Tax Relief: What the Pension...
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: July 17, 2014 Attachment: Pension primer NO. 10 (pdf) Attachment: Table 1 (pdf) Attachment: Table 2 (pdf)Read a Press Release and Listen to a July 17,...
View ArticleCorbett Pension Plan Does Not Equal Property Tax Relief
What the Pension Experts Say Date of Press Release: July 17, 2014 Attachment: press release (pdf)LISTEN TO THE MEDIA PRESS CALL ON JULY 17, 2014Read Pension Primer No. 10Harrisburg, July 17: Today,...
View ArticlePERC Pension Expert Concludes That Grell Plan Delivers Little Savings Except...
Study Confirms Earlier KRC Analysis Date of Press Release: July 30, 2014 Attachment: press release (pdf)HARRISBURG, PA (June 30, 2014) Pennsylvania’s Public Employee Retirement Commission (PERC) today...
View ArticlePinching pennies: Americans want to save, but for many, it's tough
Pinching pennies: Americans want to save, but for many, it's tough Date: July 13, 2014Lancaster OnlineJocelyn Morales knows the first principle of saving money.“Live below your means,” she said.The...
View ArticlePinching pennies: Americans want to save, but for many, it's tough
Pinching pennies: Americans want to save, but for many, it's tough Date: July 13, 2014Lancaster OnlineJocelyn Morales knows the first principle of saving money.“Live below your means,” she said.The...
View ArticleCorbett: Pensions a pocketbook issue
Corbett: Pensions a pocketbook issue Date: July 14, 2014Tribune ReviewSuperintendent John Hoover has a $600,000 problem that he fears will cause Hampton Township School District to raise tax rates...
View ArticleSchool districts say state pension crisis boosting local tax rates
School districts say state pension crisis boosting local tax rates Date: July 16, 2014Tribune Review“Pac-Man” is poised to gobble a larger chunk of school district budgets starting this month.The...
View ArticleTop Dems decry pension proposal as Corbett tours state for support
Top Dems decry pension proposal as Corbett tours state for support Date: July 17, 2014Delaware County TimesAs Gov. Tom Corbett stumps throughout the state to try to drum up support for pension reform,...
View ArticleArea school officials meet with Corbett on pension debt
Area school officials meet with Corbett on pension debt Date: July 18, 2014Citizen's VoiceState pension debt is rising at an unsustainable level, creating a problem that the government can’t tax its...
View ArticleCorbett touts pension reform in Sugarloaf
Corbett touts pension reform in Sugarloaf Date: July 18, 2014Times LeaderSUGARLOAF — Gov. Tom Corbett came to Luzerne County Thursday to tout his reform plan for the financially strained state pension...
View ArticleTreasurer: Corbett pension comments "absolutely false"
Treasurer: Corbett pension comments "absolutely false" Date: July 17, 2014Bucks County Courier TimesPennsylvania State Treasurer Robert McCord on Thursday accused Gov. Tom Corbett of making “absolutely...
View ArticleCorbett carries the pension torch
Corbett carries the pension torch Date: July 20, 2014WITFGovernor Corbett isn't giving up the ghost of a public pension overhaul -- saying he may still call a special session of the state Legislature...
View ArticleCorbett's push for Pa. pension overhaul endures
Corbett's push for Pa. pension overhaul endures Date: July 18, 2014NewsWorksGov. Tom Corbett is not giving up the ghost of a public pension overhaul proposal -- saying he may still call a special...
View ArticleCorbett gambles on pension issue to turn race around
Corbett gambles on pension issue to turn race around Date: July 24, 2014NewsWorksSeeing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett drawing a line in the sand this summer over public employee pension reform reminds...
View ArticleDon’t Fix What’s Not Broken
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: January 21, 2015 Attachment: Download the brief (pdf)Indiana’s state pension plans are not broken. As a group, they are financially sound with a modest...
View ArticlePennsylvania Pension Facts: Beware of False Reforms
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: March 13, 2015 Attachment: Download pension primer #11 (pdf)KRC Pension Primers: As policymakers, members of the media, and citizens evaluate pension...
View ArticleReport: Beware False Pa. Pension Reforms
Switch to 401(k)-style plans for public employees would ignore the real problem, add $42 billion in new taxpayer costs, and threaten retirement security Date of Press Release: March 13, 2015...
View ArticleTax Fairness: An Answer to Pennsylvania’s Budget Problems
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: March 11, 2015 Attachment: Download the Research Report (pdf)Read the press releaseView the other state reportsIn Pennsylvania, the very highest-income...
View ArticleReport: Inequitable Tax Code Costs Pennsylvania up to $6.9 Billion
Taxing Top Incomes at the Same Rate as the Middle-Class Could Fund Critical State Priorities such as Restoring Education Cuts and Paying Down Pension Debt Date of Press Release: March 11, 2015...
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