claim: "the judicial system is the most underfunded in this state, able to only pay 52 percent of its obligations. meanwhile, judges get some of the richest pensions of all public employees."
author: shirley turner
evidence_1: "our pension system is the only one in the country that's 100 percent funded." —  politifact wisconsin on sunday, ... "the judicial system is the most underfunded in  this state, able to only pay 52 percent of its obligations. meanwhile, judges get  some of the richest pensions of all public employees." — politifact new jersey on  ...
evidence_2: aug 2, 2012 ... “the judicial system is the most underfunded in this state, able to only pay 52  percent of its obligations," turner said in a speech on the senate floor. " meanwhile, judges get some of the richest pensions of all public employees."  find out how turner's statement fared against the truth-o-meter at ...
evidence_3: your story ... the state's pension crisis – the worst in the nation – hurts everyone  in illinois, from ... workers are also trapped in state and city pension systems,  forced to pay into ... nor taxpayers have any future obligation to fund the worker's  retirement. ... contributions: most retirees contribute only about 4 to 8 percent (8  to 16 ...
evidence_4: rhode island has a history of underfunding its pension system. as early as 1993,  the net present value of the state employees' pension fund represented only.
evidence_5: jun 27, 2018 ... illinois, and by extension, its taxpayers, have made more than their fair share of ...  all of the state's five pension systems – the teachers' retirement system (trs),  ... especially when that growth overwhelms any ability to pay for it. ... in contrast,  state general revenues grew just 176 percent, state median ...