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Alaska should bring back defined-benefit pensions for new public employees.

Since 2006, new Alaska public employees have been placed in a 401(k)-style retirement plan instead of a guaranteed pension. This would restore a pension that pays a set monthly benefit in retirement.

Treg Taylor

Republican

Disagree

People with pensions do not generate generational wealth. They mean nothing to their children.

Press quote · Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Sep 24, 2026

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Alaska should bring back defined-benefit pensions for new public employees.

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