Submitted by Big Payoff for votes, Feb 15, 2008 09:41
Lets see ....... maybe $40,000/yr typical (full career) pension, payable 5 years sooner =$200,000..... for 585,000 members = about $1Billion extra Pension Payout.
Question ... and did the TAXPAYERS (who get to fund this politically-driven crap) agree to have their pockets picked again ???
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