What would potential changes to pension system mean for current and future retirees?

Dropping out of the Wisconsin state pension system could be tempting to some government employees, but experts say it would cloud their future financial well-being while potentially undermining a pension fund ? now one of the country?s strongest ? by reducing participation. Some critics of public employee pensions, however, say workers should have more options to make government employment more attractive, while opponents of government spending say the state system is too costly because it collects $1.5 billion in tax-funded employer and employee contributions annually.