The Golden State appears to be emerging as the battleground in which different municipalities will test different strategies as they grapple with pension obligations.

How they play out could very well affect the quality of retirement for everyone else in this country for years to come.

On one side is Stockton, the California city that filed for bankruptcy in 2012. It's been well behaved—keeping current with all payments to the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

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