working for the state is like winning the lottery... they stuff their snout into the public trough up past their eyeballs and don't take it out till they retire working for the state is like winning the lottery... they stuff their snout into the public trough up past their eyeballs and don't take it out till they retireThe pensions were rooted in a time when the salaries were lower than private industry. Then unions came in and the salaries went up and so did the tensions. But the politicians were owned by the unions who raised dues when salaries one tup and bribed more politicians. And unending cycle.