Pension bill will challenge unpopular Chile president

The Senate is considering a bill that would let Chileans withdraw part of their pension funds to ease COVID-19 impacts

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  • Broad support
  • Origin of the system
  • Low pensions
  • Failure to reform
  • Alternative government proposal
  • Best public policy?
  • Lower pensions
  • Regressive measure
  • Financial and macroeconomic effects
  • Political risks
  • Populism
  • Executive-legislative conflict
  • Beleaguered government

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