Guest Opinion: If N.J. stands still, it will be run over by cost of its current pension crisis

By Thomas J. Healey Faced with the difficulties of benefits reform, some stakeholders\’ instincts have been to stand still and resist change. The state\’s current position, however, is untenable: It faces an $82 billion pension deficit which, in the absence of funding increases beyond the realm of reason, will lead to state workers\’ pensions beginning to…