tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732662769765511163.post4045012577685319500..comments2023-07-31T11:06:29.485+02:00Comments on Transition: OECD Misrepresentation Of Public PensionsD. Mario Nutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319653816487296802noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732662769765511163.post-81151139214547968532009-07-09T15:59:05.011+02:002009-07-09T15:59:05.011+02:00In an e-mail message a reader confirms that "...In an e-mail message a reader confirms that "to focus on formal presentation is misleading:<br /> <br /> (a) Figures are likely to be dubious even taken at face value (e.g. do the OECD figures include in public pension spending the tax concessions for private pensions - which they should?)<br /> <br /> (b) Much of the public/private distinction is in any case more theological than anything else, e.g. sickness funds in Germany are (I believe) technically private, yet they are de facto social insurance."D. Mario Nutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319653816487296802noreply@blogger.com