Another U.S. city mulls bankruptcy due to soaring wages and pensions

[upaloopa]

15. That has nothing to do with pensions

He took an early retirement.
Governments do that. They pay certain people to retire before their scheduled retirement date. The amount paid is less than the government would have to pay on salary and benefits until the person retires at the scheduled date.
I think you know darn well that people don't retire making more then when they worked.
A few and very few do retire with full pay because they worked for 35 years. For firemen and women it is around 20 years because their job wares their body out.
So people retiring at full pay sometimes come back as consultants so they are making more with retirement and consulting income.
Those people are about 1 in a couple hundred thousand.
Most people retire on less than half of what they made working.
If you don't know that then like I said do some research.
One person you know hardly is equal to all the damage done to people because bull shit like you post becomes what the majority believes which is why you posted it I think.
This idea that people should eak out a living with no help from society is destroying this country by increasing the income gap.
If you truly cared about this country you would do well to examine your positions.