[oldtech]

Let’s see if I have this figured anywhere near right....the public citizen will retire on Soc. Sec. while the public servant gets a fat pension.

[GnuThere]

And many of them with healthcare coverage for life - that’s the real crap shoot these days.

[CurlyDave]

Let’s see if I have this figured anywhere near right....the public citizen will retire on Soc. Sec. while the public servant gets a fat pension.

You are far too optimistic. The "public servant" gets both a fat pension and Social Security. And, the fat pension is inflation adjusted, which is almost never the case in the private sector.