The bottom line, PERS is broke, in the red billions of dollars, corruption in the system abounds with the Governor, legislatures and judges all involved. People of Oregon in the private sector are tired of fully funding someone's retirement, when they could only dream of such a retirement. PERS is broken, and when something is broken it has to be fixed or trashed.

I suggest Ms. Walker, her attorney, and Oregon PERS all look at Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Chapter 459 part 459-005-0620 (http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/bulletin/0312_bulletin/0312_ch459_bulletin.html), Uncollectible Debt Owed to PERS: (3) The debtor is deceased, and there are no assets in the debtor’s estate from which PERS could collect the debt.

It was missed managed then, just like it is mismanaged now. They are going to send it to a collection agency? Go ahead I will sue you, you cant take money from some one when you paid it to someone else! OH wait that is what Obama has been doing. PERS is just doing it in reverse.

Rhimea -- Just to correct you, if you read the article, you'll see that the woman involved in this story does not have a retirement plan with PERS and has never been signed up for it. The person involved in this story was a beneficiary of her father, who passed away in 2002. What was left of his retirement plan was split amongst his family when he passed.

it's a tough life. she has the Cadillac of retirement plans and still finds something to complain about.