Girard Miller

Recent Articles

• Medicare Reform's OPEB Side Effects
• Apr 14, 2011
• Public employers need preemptive cost-control strategies.
• 1 Comments

• Mandating Taxable Muni Bonds
• Apr 14, 2011
• Congress should not make all municipal debt taxable -- just provide the option.

• Venture Forth, Ye Pension Funds!
• Apr 7, 2011
• Contrarian strategies should pay off.

• Weighing Public Pay Scales
• Apr 7, 2011
• Let's put "total compensation" to the test — and into the law — to debunk the myths on both sides.
• 15 Comments

• The Power of No
• Mar 31, 2011
• This is the time for state and local leaders to take a 'no new spending' pledge.
• 1 Comments

• Pension Reformers Shift Focus to Current Employees
• Mar 17, 2011
• New tiers for new hires don't move the dial enough on trillion-dollar deficits.
• 34 Comments

• The 'Pension Ponzi' Rap
• Mar 17, 2011
• Many still use Ponzi-like accounting, but pension funds are not Ponzi schemes.
• 16 Comments

• Union Rights and Pension Laws
• Mar 3, 2011
• State-level ceilings make the most sense.
• 32 Comments

• Poor Pension Math
• Feb 17, 2011
• Despite public pension lobbyists' claims to the contrary, here's the true cost of pension plans to taxpayers.
• 18 Comments

• The Power of No
• Feb 10, 2011
• This is the time for leaders to take a bipartisan 'no new spending' pledge.
• 4 Comments

• Misplaced Pension Hysteria
• Feb 3, 2011
• The real monster is OPEB, not pensions
• 14 Comments

• Curing a Health Care Cost Curve
• Feb 1, 2011
• With health care driving state spending, a focus on quality care could cut costs.

• Pink Slips and Pension Red Ink
• Jan 20, 2011
• In California, it's "pension layoffs" vs. "pension attrition."
• 20 Comments

• Are Build America Bonds Up for Grabs?
• Jan 13, 2011
• Let's fix the formula so everybody wins!

• Re-Thinking Retirement 'Rights' for Public Employees
• Jan 6, 2011
• Vesting should not apply to future service.
• 44 Comments