Shenanigans

"Shenanigans" is a brilliantly written book about the Machiavellian maneuverings between the most powerful political forces in New Jersey. Peter Christensen, an integral player in the story, recounts how Governor Whitman fought the largest unions in N.J. in an attempt to keep her promise to reduce taxes by shell-gaming the pensions funds of over 500,000 New Jersey state workers and teachers. Mr Christensen's captivating style accurately depicts each calculated step of the political and legal wranglings which finally culminated in a surprising compromise that will burden New Jersey tax payers for decades to come. as a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Mr. Christensen lucidly chronicles the inner workings of the state pensions system and allows the reader a rare glimpse of how billions of state pension dollars have been used in a political numbers game."