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Her main effort will be to overhaul Chile's much-hyped private pension system.
ECONOMIST: Chile's new president promises continuity and change
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The problems with Social Security are now largely known--the declining number of workers versus retirees, the fiscal irresponsibility of pay-as-you-go (it's the public-sector equivalent of a private pension system with no reserves, which, of course, is illegal).
FORBES: Fact and Comment
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Because of the profligacy of its predecessor, the government of President Fernando de la Rua felt obliged, on taking office last December, to tighten fiscal policy, even though the budget deficit was relatively modest (and was due partly to the transition costs of switching to a private pension system).
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