Chad Aldeman's blog

  • "Teacher Wars" is a catchy title for a book, but not everything has to be one.
  • Neither The New York Times nor teachers union leaders discuss how individuals lose out under current pension systems.
  • The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) recently announced 99 different types of compensation they consider "pensionable."
  • A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security claims that state, local, federal, and private pensions contribute $555 billion to the American economy's GDP. But pensions don't actually contribute to GDP.
  • Over the years Missouri legislators have increased pension benefits significantly. But they have not distributed those increases evenly to all teachers.