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To: Asymmetric who wrote (249712)	5/25/2010 8:15:37 AM
From: oldirtybastard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I believe some of the youngest, at least those in their 40's, retired with those pensions due to work related disability.

To: Asymmetric who wrote (249712)	5/25/2010 9:31:42 AM
From: Jet.Screamer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

"How the heck can you retire and collect a pension at 44 yrs old?" In Connecticut there are jobs classified as hazardous duty where you are able to retire after 20 years with 80% of your salary. If you have a job that allows overtime you can inflate your paychecks for the final years with overtime and therefore increase your pension. I would imagine similar is the norm for police officers. The majority of public union jobs are not hazardous duty and do not allow overtime. The pension issue, at least in some states/locales is not global as the state pension for public unions in CT has been watered down multiple times and isn't good.