PENSION FUND TIME BOMB

"The recovery in the U.S. state pension system suffered a setback in 2012 as the huge funding shortfall in a large swath of state pensions swelled more than 20 percent, interrupting two years of improvement following the devastation of the financial crisis.
The shortfall in 109 of the nation's state pension plans, which guarantee retirement for millions of public workers such as police, firefighters, and teachers rose to $834.2 billion in 2012, up from $690.3 billion the previous year, according to a new report by Wilshire Consulting, a unit of independent investment management firm Wilshire Associates.
The report highlights the uphill struggle faced by many of the state pension plans nationwide and is a reminder that financially strained state governments will have to make some tough choices in order to make up the shortfall.
It also shows state pension fund managers are continuing to up their exposure to less conventional assets such as real estate, private equity, hedge funds and commodities as they try to boost their returns and diversify away from over exposure to volatile equities."

94% of Corporate pension funds underfunded
http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2013/04/11/94-of-pension-plans-underfunded-wilshire


 Chicago debt downgraded
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-06/business/chi-moodys-downgrades-illinois-20130606_1_pension-reform-negative-outlook-ratings-services

Detroit already bankrupt, will the FED now bail out the States? VIVA the recovery!

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