Daniel Takash
Pension Reform Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Daniel Takash is a policy analyst for Reason Foundation's Pension Reform Project.
Takash graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Political Science.
He previously worked at the Cato Institute, focused on issues related to budget, tax, and regulatory policy. He also worked at the Marijuana Policy Project, researching state medical marijuana policies and the effects of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington.
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Evaluating Solutions for Austin’s Billion Dollar Pension Crisis
COAERS’s fiscal deterioration is evident, and the causes are many, such as subpar investment returns, failing to properly anticipate how long workers would stay in the system, and mortality assumptions.
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New Jersey’s New Governor Inherits Pension Crisis Amidst Key New Developments
Three important developments for one of the most endangered pension systems in the country as Gov. Phil Murphy takes office.
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Michigan Teacher Pension Contributions Must Improve Debt Repayment Methods
These changes to MPSERS make it easier for the state to accurately determine how much is needed to pay down current pension debt and ensure that taxpayers pay less.
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Michigan Enacts Nation-Leading Pension, Retiree Health Care Funding and Transparency Standards for Local Governments
This is a model other states should consider adopting to better manage the threat of pension and retiree health care insolvency at the local level.
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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impacts Pension Funds
Examining what the tax cuts bill means for public sector retirement systems over the short- and long-term.
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Oregon Privatization Report Offers Bold Solutions to Pension Crisis
Task force report lays the groundwork for a number of privatization measures that would benefit the state's economy.
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Michigan Municipalities Face a Retirement Benefit Crisis
There is a serious need for Michigan to address its local OPEB and pension debt
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Michael Bloomberg Wasted $10 Million Trying to Convince Chicago-Area Cook County to Keep its Soda Tax
Residents of Cook County, Ill. are celebrating a much-needed win for consumer freedom with the Board of Commissioners opting to repeal the sweetened beverage tax in a landslide vote of 15-2.
