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To: GST who wrote (243620)	4/10/2010 1:42:35 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

GST, i never said everyone gets those pensions. i said they exist, they are a problem and they are wrong. you said i lied. you are wrong - the lie is yours, which is why i post facts and links and you spout clap trap. others who make less and get reasonable pensions aren't a problem... except to the banking elite that will steal everyone's pension and retirement account.

To: GST who wrote (243620)	4/10/2010 2:42:54 PM
From: Jet.Screamer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

It isn't much different in Connecticut. It is impossible for the average state employee to earn a pension that pays 90% of their salary. The pension plan has been watered down twice and the current plan isn't anywhere near as good as the original plan. Additionally state employees pay into the pension plan and they pay for health insurance, although admittedly what is paid in does not cover the entire expense. Few union employees make over 100K a year. Most of the jobs that pay over 100k are management and not in any union. Where the pension problem exist is with those in hazardous duty positions such as police, fireman and parole officers. Generally they can retire after 20 years with up to 80% of their salary. I am not sure if this is true for all in this category. The attacks on public employees in unions in unjustified. The public employees who are overpaid are not union employees.