[Real Badman]

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"The study shows that in 2014, only 15 states followed policies that funded at least 100 percent of their pension needs. [B]Kentucky trailed the pack [/B]of the other 35 states because the state paid only 35 percent of the more than $2.6 billion Pew estimates it should have to outpace interest.

Kentucky has the worst-funded pension system in the nation, compounded by the fact that of all the states, the commonwealth is doing the worst at paying off its pension debt."
http://wfpl.org/studies-show-kentuckys-s...in-nation/

Now, I don't believe for one second that you will bother to read the relatively short article for which I have provided the link above. And which details the grim truth about the Kentucky pension fund and the fact that ALL the shenanigans went down prior to Governor Matt Bevin's tenure. The irony is that Kentucky paid 123 million to investment managers over the past several years to watch over the pension fund. But that fact is eclipsed by the following incredible statistic, (you did ask for 'proper statistics,' did you not?) Kentucky, underfunded the pension fund 15 of the past 22 years. The fund has not been funded at 100% for over a quarter Century.

BTW, I guess I must have missed the part where YOU, or tvtime or anybody else bothered to back up what they were saying with any kind of link. But, how am I doing so far?

I don't think you're understanding my point of view. I don't care who caused the mess. Kentucky has plenty of ways to alleviate the cost of this problem. If you think it won't impact education, then you're just plain silly. That is my focus. We can go on a witch hunt about why democrats are idiots and republicans (especially that barely functioning moron Matt Bevin) are evil, but that isn't my issue. Y'all up north are hard to find the key points.