The actual report NEVER mentions "bond vs heath care default." The Times article pits one against the other. Yet, Lehrner speaks constantly of "health care vs. bond." Cleary, the host read an article about the report, but never read the report itself.

Sad reporting

To Kendra: yeah, what's *with* Brian lately? He's used to be such a great journalist, but anymore he just more and more shrill. Did I hear him laughing at the Working Families Party guy earlier?

If it comes down to worker obligations vs. bond holder obligations, the workers are screwed.

@Martin Chuzzlewit - annoyingly, Brian has been wearing his politics far more blatantly lately. BTW, listening to Liu will tell you nothing will be done (due to political expediency) until there is a disaster.

Liu doesn't know what he's talking about. He never read the report, so he has to resort to buzzwords and folksy expressions.

Brian...
SHAME ON YOU....E J Mcmahon is an "activist" because he reports on an impending collapse of our credit rating!?

He used other people's data!!!!!

John (working families party puppet) Liu isn't an "activist"???!!!!

Is Brian reading somebody's notes?

Unfortunately, the unions will end up with 0 over time. The numbers are unsustainable. States will go bankrupt. In NY, these obligations are even in our constitution thanks to the corrupt ties between unions and NYS politicians.

Mary Walsh is a GREAT reporter who is an anomaly at the New York Times....she is objective and not afraid to speak "truth to (leftist and union) power".

Kudos to the Manhattan Institute !!

So unfair

Another "duh" moment. As if we didn't see this coming. I wouldn't have chosen to be a civil servant, bureaucracy is a death knell to the mind, on the other hand that sector should not have a pension-advantage over private sector careers - especially on the tax-payer dime.