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Towns in Upstate New York Using Money Earmarked for Pensions To Pay the Bills

F--k you, cut spending?

Reason Staff | 5.9.2013 9:40 AM


For Niagara Falls, a city in New York staring at the prospect of insolvency in the face of a weak local economy and soaring employee costs, diverting money earmarked for pensions to cover short-term spending needs seemed like the only option.

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