Shifting government workers to 401(k)-style plans would offer greater transparency and keep benefits in line with the private economy.

Joesph Antos' statement on premium support for Medicare before the House Committee on Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Health

The private sector has lost 2.5 million jobs since the Obama administration's stimulus bill was passed but the public sector has added 416,000 jobs over the same period, showing that private sector workers and their families are bearing the brunt of the recession while government workers enjoy federal largesse.

Current state pension accounting practices are inaccurate and outmoded; a more accurate accounting demonstrates that state pension funds are underfunded by more than six times the amount the plans report.

Teacher pension systems pose two problems for K-12 schooling: they create the potential for irresponsible fiscal stewardship and they hinder efforts to boost teacher quality.

If you think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster, just wait until pension funds implode.

Fiscal discipline is extraordinarily important not just for New Jersey but for America.

The states' fiscal crisis is structural, not cyclical. Real recovery and reform will require drastic changes to our federal architecture.