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Robert Gordon

EVP for State Initiatives at Recoding America Fund; policy expert on public sector labor unions and government capacity

Jun 25, 2026

19:32
What's going on here? What's driving this?
19:35
Yeah, there's a few things going on.
19:36
Like first, I want to start saying like people should retire with security.
19:40
That should be a goal we have in society.
19:42
It should be a goal we have for public sector workers.
19:45
I think the question is, given that there's not infinite money, where should we spend money on compensating people? So what has happened with public sector pensions is a few things.
19:56
One, the public sector is able to make commitments that it doesn't fully fund.

8 MINS LATER

27:42
in Mississippi are mediocre,

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