US - Several thousand jobs and a US$2.1bn bump to the state GDP have been created through pension benefits paid by the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System (TRS).
A survey by the $40bn system showed annual benefit payments generated $3.8bn in economic activity each year. The figure was slightly higher than the value of the state's agricultural exports in 200...
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