Amid budget cuts and threats to public employee pensions, a Pew report has found that Wisconsin's pension system is actually one of the healthiest in the nation.

Only two states, Wisconsin and New York, were able to fully fund its public employee pension in 2009, according to the report released Tuesday.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has angered many union groups and public employees with his budget-balancing proposal which would strip public employees of many of their collective bargaining rights and require them to contribute more of their income toward their retirement benefits.

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