LEADER 03431nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910462157503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8179-1216-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276536 035 $a(EBL)1370677 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756557 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11438079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756557 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10751007 035 $a(PQKB)11694160 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301844 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301844 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622897 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL551679 035 $a(OCoLC)865654691 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276536 100 $a20110211d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPension wise$b[electronic resource] $econfronting employer pension underfunding--and sparing taxpayers the next bailout /$fCharles P. Blahous 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cHoover Institution Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (105 p.) 225 1 $aHoover Institution Press publication ;$vno. 597 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-1214-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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'Plunge 327 $aAdditional 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; Index 330 $aCharles Blahous, one of the nation's foremost retirement security experts, explains the origins and dangers of current under funding in our single-employer defined-benefit pension system and outlines the options for solving the problem and preventing the next taxpayer-financed bailout. He provides a tutorial on the basic workings of pension law, reviews the recent history that led to the worsening condition of the pension insurance system, and suggests a range of reforms to improve the system's operation and to resolve the projected shortfall. 410 0$aHoover Institution Press publication ;$v597. 606 $aPensions$zUnited States 606 $aOld age pensions$zUnited States 606 $aCompensation management$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPensions 615 0$aOld age pensions 615 0$aCompensation management 676 $a331.25/20973 700 $aBlahous$b Charles P.$f1963-$0965486 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462157503321 996 $aPension wise$92190452 997 $aUNINA