Dr. Lawrence McQuillan ~ The Liberty Forum ~ 5-8-2018

California has promised generous pensions to government employees over the past several decades. These promises are already straining the state's finances and may eventually bankrupt us. Independent Institute Fellow Lawrence McQuillan explains how this will profoundly affect every Californian.

Lawrence J. McQuillan is a Senior Fellow and Director of the the Independent Institute. He received his PhD in economics from George Mason University, and he has served as Chief Economist at the Illinois Policy Institute, Director of Business and Economic Studies at the Pacific Research Institute, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Founding Publisher and Contributing Editor of Economic Issues.

Dr. McQuillan's books and major studies include, A Brighter Future: Solutions to Policy Issues Affecting America's Children, California Prosperity: Roadmap to Recovery 2011: and Ten Steps to Return California to Prosperity, In addition, he is the author of more than 350 articles in such leading outlets as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Investor's Business Daily, Forbes, USA Today, New York Post, and Encyclopedia Britannica.