John T's Pension Stuff Send comments/questions to:  [email protected]
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Illinois Pension Pickle -- What it is and how we got where we are today.
What is SUAA?  This is a Power Point presentaiton and may take 60 seconds to load.  Look for the "download" icon on your screen and be patient.  It's worth the wait.
History of SURS investment returns from the beginning of the system.
Governor's wrong solution.
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Sixty cents of every dollar of the state's "Pension Cost" is for payments on the debt.  Only forty cents goes for benefits.  Click here to see the state's data.
FY-2004 SURS RETIREE mortality data   How long do SURS retirees live?
Cause as solution -- How Governor Rod uses pension systems to plug budget holes and then blames the budget problem on the pension systems.  From Illinois Issues, April 2005. To get a copy, send e-mail request to:   [email protected]
A Tale of two retirement plans -- how Illinois taxpayers got stuck with a $7 billion bill.
A case study comparing SURS with a properly funded similar system.
Legal protections for your SURS retirement benefits.
With all the talk about legislative changes to our retirement system, or maybe even  a Constitutional Convention, just how secure is our retirement?
Three decade history of what the State should have paid SURS, what they actually
did pay SURS and the resulting debt to FY-2007.
Illinois State Treasurer's proposal to combine all State of Illinois Retirement Sustems.
Irene Rubin (NIU) analyses and comments of proposal --  .  January 3, 2009.
Economic stimulus and retired public emplyees -- what you may get and when you may get it.
A report from AFSCME Illinois Retirees, Council 31 -- April 1, 2009 --  Two pages.
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