US - State and local governments in Wisconsin face costs of around US$17.4bn to settle their unfunded liabilities, leading to possible tax hikes or programme cuts in the near future, a Wisconsin Policy Research Institute report has revealed.
WPRI senior fellow George Lightbourn highlighted the huge pension and benefits promises made by Wisconsin government and gave recommendations on how the issue should be tackled. "The exact amou...
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