June 30, 2010 11:45AM 

# The Pension Tsunami 

By [Daniel J. Mitchell](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-mitchell) 

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That’s the name of the [website ](http://www.pensiontsunami.com/)of Jack Dean, who is interviewed in this new Rea​son​.tv video about how excessive pension promises to bureaucrats are creating a fiscal nightmare for state and local governments.

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