Pensions & Investments considers this question, the recent proposal of Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), and the state of Illinois' pension system in its latest online edition.The article includes my thoughts on whether Congress is right to be concerned and what form a bailout might take as well as interviews with union officials who dismiss the notion.
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