“Gov. Kate Brown’s task force is weighing almost uniformly terrible ways to reduce the $24 billion unfunded liability of the state pension system. The task force is trying to come up with $5 billion for the Public…

“Oregon could buy down its $22 billion public pension deficit by further commercializing its state-run liquor system, raiding a variety of big public reserve funds or imposing new surcharges of up to 10 percent on…