US - Californian public employee benefits exceeded US$20.1bn in FY 2003-04 and many funds are struggling under the weight of "rapidly escalating" pension costs, a Center for Government Analysis report has found.
The analysis found benefits now accounted for over half of California's total state income tax revenue, and added public funds were in a far worse financial condition than just a few years ago. "...
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