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Dozens of residents and organizations turned up at a Connecticut Senate committee hearing today to voice their support for a proposal that would set up a state-run retirement plan open to all Connecticut residents and businesses.

Animal psychologists have explanations for why dogs and cats approach food, generally citing either a confidence of its future availability or a concern that if its not consumed now, it will disappear.

Connecticut is one step closer to passing its Retirement for All CT bill or Senate Bill 249, which would create a public retirement option that would provide employers and workers with a low-risk alternative to plans offered by the insurance industry.

Companies would be prohibited from taking income-tax deductions for their top executives pay exceeding $1 million, even if its based on performance.

For a plan unlikely to become law anytime soon, Representative Dave Camps proposal to revamp the tax code is causing a lot of agitation.

Employers are squeezing their workers retirement savings, holding back on both the amount and the timing of 401(k) matching funds and dragging out vesting schedules.

Participants in a study who were given the chance to consider several policy changes to shore up the Social Security system favored reducing payments to high wage earners, raising the retirement age and other remedies that would eliminate most of the systems debt.

An analysis of older unemployed Americans found those with access to Social Security or pension benefits were more likely to stop searching for a job than those who dont.