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In reply to the discussion: Is Congress the only job in the U.S. that provides a retirement pension nowadays? [View all]alarimer
(17,146 posts)33. $200K a year? That has to be bullshit
I am a state employee and my pension is/will be much less than my actual salary. So unless you pull down that much, it's unlikely your annuity is that high.
Now, a person could retire from the military after 20 years and get a pension for that, then work another 20 or whatever at a state and get that pension as well. Still probably won't equal that much for middle-rank people.
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Is Congress the only job in the U.S. that provides a retirement pension nowadays? [View all]
valerief
Jul 2015
OP
You are parroting right wing talking points that are anti Union and also false.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#8
IMHO, social security should go up, and retirement shouldn't be tied to the luck of employment. nt
daredtowork
Jul 2015
#6
Yeah, Union members have pensions, currently about 22% of private sector employees have
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#7
There are about 43,000 defined benefit plans and 630,000 defined contribution plans active
Recursion
Jul 2015
#10
Talking to a young man yesterday who was thrilled to have a new job that offered a 401K pension.
B Calm
Jul 2015
#12
The advantage of those over defined-benefit is that you can take them with you
Recursion
Jul 2015
#18