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Cal33

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4. $272,892 after 43 years of service can hardly be compared to a Wall Street CEO pension.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 05:07 PM

Feb 2012

And that's the highest pension ever for an army general. The highest pension for a Wall Street
CEO I've read about was a $400 million package deal. There may be others who received more.

Let's say the general retired at age 65 and would live for 15 more years. His total pension
would amount to between $4 and $5 million -- a drop in the bucket compared to $400 million.

I am not a military person either.

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Retired Generals Get Wall Street-like Pensions [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1

Pigs at the trough. Recall enlisted soldiers having to buy additional armor during Iraq ll. K&R (nt) T S Justly Feb 2012 #2

Besides which there are way too many generals and admirals. FarCenter Feb 2012 #3

$272,892 after 43 years of service can hardly be compared to a Wall Street CEO pension. Cal33 Feb 2012 #4