In summary
Retirement benefits now eat up 20% of city’s general fund revenue. Touted cost controls won’t have real impact for decades.
Paying for public retirees has never cost L.A. taxpayers more. And that’s after pension reform
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In summary
Retirement benefits now eat up 20% of city’s general fund revenue. Touted cost controls won’t have real impact for decades.
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