03431nam 2200625Ia 450 991046215750332120200520144314.00-8179-1216-9(CKB)2670000000276536(EBL)1370677(SSID)ssj0000756557(PQKBManifestationID)11438079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756557(PQKBWorkID)10751007(PQKB)11694160(MiAaPQ)EBC3301844(Au-PeEL)EBL3301844(CaPaEBR)ebr10622897(CaONFJC)MIL551679(OCoLC)865654691(EXLCZ)99267000000027653620110211d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPension wise[electronic resource] confronting employer pension underfunding--and sparing taxpayers the next bailout /Charles P. Blahous1st ed.Stanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Pressc20111 online resource (105 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 597Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-1214-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abstract; Introduction; The Nature of Single-Employer Defined-Benefit Pensions; The Nation's Pension Insurance System: The Condition of the PBGC; The Magnitude of Pension Under funding Nationwide; Technical Reasons for Pension Under funding; Pension Plan Assets; Pension Plan Liabilities; Addressing Under funding: Statutory Contribution Requirements; Other Funding Safeguards Established by the PPA; Premiums; Recent Developments: Legislation and the Financial Markets'PlungeAdditional Reasons for Under funding: Structural Issues Facing the PBGC Political Economy Factors; Pension Funding Policy Principles: Separating Measurement Accuracy from Value Judgments; Can the Hole be Filled? Separating Fairness from Risk Issues; Going Forward: General Principles for Pension Insurance System Reform; Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; IndexCharles Blahous, one of the nation's foremost retirement security experts, explains the origins and dangers of current under funding in our single-employer defined-benefit pension system and outlines the options for solving the problem and preventing the next taxpayer-financed bailout. He provides a tutorial on the basic workings of pension law, reviews the recent history that led to the worsening condition of the pension insurance system, and suggests a range of reforms to improve the system's operation and to resolve the projected shortfall.Hoover Institution Press publication ;597.PensionsUnited StatesOld age pensionsUnited StatesCompensation managementUnited StatesElectronic books.PensionsOld age pensionsCompensation management331.25/20973Blahous Charles P.1963-965486MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462157503321Pension wise2190452UNINA