Alabama Retirees Battle City For Pensions Payouts

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134057243/Alabama-Retirees-Battle-City-For-Pensions-Payouts

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Retired government employees in Prichard, Ala. are not getting their pension payouts becuase the funds have gone dry.

1. I chose this story because it shows that even if your promised a retirement pension, you should still save money.
2. Proximity- this is happening in Alabama. Impact- this has to do with people's money (or lack of) if your planning to work for the government, this is important to keep in mind.
3. The leade works, it tells who and what, which are the most imprtant items of the story.
4. Qestion I have are: what is going to happen to these people? Are the funds going to start flowing again?