Sloppiest pension reporting of the week goes to the Associated Press – WP Original

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A. Green
9 years ago

I cringed when I saw that article, too. The problem is like you said before, which is political reporters trying to be financial know-it-alls. They could have just reported the bill and what it said, but they tried to go on to add their slant on how it fits in with the pension and property tax issues, which is where they are over their heads.

Jim Palermo
9 years ago

Not only is Illinois’ pension mess under-reported, but too few residents are equipped to ask the follow-up questions that would reveal that stories are sometimes mis-reported.

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