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Frontline Season 37, Episode 7: The Pension Gamble
FRONTLINE investigates the role of state governments and Wall Street in driving America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith, and Nick Verbitsky go inside the volatile fight over pensions playing out in Kentucky, and examine the broader consequences for teachers, police, firefighters and other public employees everywhere. Watch Frontline Season 37, Episode 7 The Pension Gamble in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Frontline Season 37, Episode 7 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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