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Budget Blog: What’s Going on with Chicago’s Pension Systems?
Each of Chicago’s four pension systems has a funded ratio significantly below the federal General Accountability Office standard for a “healthy” public pension system, of at least 80 percent. How did Chicago's pension systems become so underfunded? And what can lawmakers do about it?
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA) is a preeminent source for objective, reliable, and relevant information and analysis of local, state, and federal tax and budget-related issues.
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As a bipartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CTBA focuses on research, analysis, and policy development in the core areas of:
- Fiscal Policy (Tax, Budget, etc.)
- Education
- Healthcare
- Human Services
- Workforce/Economic Development, and
- Public Pension Systems
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We offer a number of resources for learning about public policy, the legislative process, and budgetary basics.