Singletary: Congress deals blow to pensions

Tucked into the federal spending bill were provisions that will allow certain struggling multiemployer pension plans to reduce benefits already being received by retirees. The move was a result of an alarm from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. that multiemployer plans covering more than 1 million participants are substantially underfunded and, without legislative changes, would likely fail.



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