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CNBC, Financial Times - Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 - 5:32 AM ET
Municípios, déficit 0,57  trilhões só nos seus fundos de pensão.
clique aqui . US Cities Face Half a Trillion Dollars of Pension Deficits.
Big US cities could be squeezed by unfunded public pensions as they and counties face a $574 billion funding gap, a study to be released on Tuesday shows. The financial demands of unfunded pension promises come as state and local governments grapple with years of falling tax revenue related to the recession. The combination has raised concern that defaults, which are historically rare in the $2,800 billion municipal bond market where local governments obtain money, could now rise.