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Roger Lowenstein: While America Aged

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Roger Lowenstein on the Pension Problem

03 min 12 sec

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Roger Lowenstein, author of While America Aged, explains that the problems with entitlements happened because politicians made promises that did not have to be paid out until decades later.
Roger Lowenstein on the Origins of U.S. Pension Benefits

05 min 15 sec

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Roger Lowenstein, author of While America Aged, explains how Walter Reuther brought the idea of workers' benefits to America from what he had seen in other countries.
Roger Lowenstein on the Dangers of Unfunded Pensions

04 min 18 sec

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Author Roger Lowenstein cites the city of San Diego as an example of what can happen when pension plans are not properly funded.
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Michael A. Thompson

Posted: 05.18.08, 03:46 PM

Anyone planning for anything other then 100% self financing for retirement is working under a delusional precept. Your back up plans would include: family, friends, employer, charities, and government. In that order. This isn't doom and gloom. It is simple pragmatism.