The Degree to Which State and Local Defined Benefit Pensions

question 31

Multiple Choice

The degree to which state and local defined benefit pensions are underfunded (in present value terms) is

• A)$0.
• B)$12 billion.
• C)$4 trillion.
• D)$12 trillion.

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