Congress's Six-Figure Benefits Add to $674 Bil.lion Pension Gap

Congress's Six-Figure Benefits Add to $674 Bil.lion Pension Gap
"The federal retirement system has emerged as a cost-cutting target as the government faces a budget deficit exceeding $1 tril.lion. A 2010 Congressional Research Service study reported that U.S. government pension programs had a shortfall of $674.2 bil.lion, mostly due to insufficient funding for workers hired before 1984." (Bloomberg L.P.)