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A pension “crisis” mentality won’t help

A pension “crisis” mentality won’t help

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The near ubiquitous claim that Illinois is facing a “pension crisis” has rarely been challenged. The failure to examine this customary framing of the fiscal condition of Illinois’ five state pension systems limits how policymakers conceptualize their funding strategy.

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