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PERA’s Problems in 2013

IP-6-2013 (Sept. 2013)
Author: Joshua Sharf

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Introduction:
The trajectory of the Public Employee Retirement Association of Colorado’s (PERA) financial condition has been anything but linear. From times of seeming excess to times of projections for failure, the public employee pension scheme has changed radically over time. As of 2013, expected improvements to the system’s outlook have not materialized, and PERA is once again in crisis. While far from alone in the government employee problem, Colorado may be facing one of the worst current circumstances.