Detroit bankruptcy expected to cause pension pain

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Channel: CBS Evening News · 2013 · News & Politics

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A federal judge cleared the way for the largest public bankruptcy in American history, approving a plan that will allow Detroit to reduce the pensions of city workers and retirees. A financial consultant for the city said pensioners may end up with as little as 16 cents on the dollar. Dean Reynolds reports.

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