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[quote=Anonymous]I am entitled to a benefit that was given to me when I joined the government just like I am entitled to the salary they offered me. It was a package deal. Now I could have gone Big Law and saved the money but I chose door number 2.

There are no military people working for big defense contractors? There are no cops with private security companies?

I served my 30 years now I am entitled to the benefits that were promised me when I made this decision 30 years ago.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you, OP.  We have a friend who just "retired" from the govt and will get about $80,000/year for the rest of his life.  I don't begrudge him that once he finally retires, but I do think it's ridiculous that he can collect it immediately when he is also starting a new job making over $300,000 in the private sector.  [/quote]

But you do see how government employees can make so much more outside of the government. Sounds like the govt. got a bargain for years.[/quote]

Again, it's called public SERVICE, people.  If you didn't want to serve and felt you were being cheated out of a fair market salary you could have pursued employment elsewhere.  The reality is that comparing high-level federal government employees who move on to lucrative private sector/lobbying careers to cops, teachers and firefighters is disingenuous.  Cops, teachers and firefighters are generally not moving on to lucrative lobbying careers once they retire.  Based on these asinine sentiments that you are somehow "owed" for your "service," you are not even remotely fit to compare yourself to a cop or a firefighter unless you have been in a military combat position.

I'm glad that I know federal employees who aren't entitled asses like some posting here, otherwise I would have to sympathize with the right-wing line on public employees completely.  Keep it up you guys, and over time public sentiment will turn against you at the ballot box.[/quote][/quote]

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