Is Pension Abuse to Blame for Skyrocketing Costs?
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Act II. At full tilt: Where imbalances matter most

Underwater: America’s pension crisis

How big is the pensions shortfall?

Do states have the legal right to reduce their pensions burden?

Will pensions shortfalls lead to big tax increases or bond defaults?

Mitchell E. Daniels Jr, Governor of Indiana

Roger Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF

Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut

Moderator: Philip Coggan, Capital Markets Editor and Buttonwood Columnist, The Economist