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Do people believe they're going to receive these benefits?

They will receive it, it's just not gonna be worth what they're expecting.

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It'll be interesting to see. States and cities in the US have defaulted on unfunded pensions in the past. It's one of the reasons we have defined contribution plans now.

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In the EU they'll receive endless bailouts

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Everyone thinks they;ll get endless bailouts, until they don't. By definition, unsustainable things come to an end.

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Yeah, but let us try it again. This time it's different

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That's not going to end well.

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Great question. I always say to people that when you retire, don't expect to receive it. A lot of the times people are actually shocked when they imagine it's true.

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