[98ZJ USMC]

I thought that if you got a public employee pension you didn’t even pay into social security.

It's at a much reduced rate. The SO's uncle retired from the Alaska State Civil Service. His SS is around $300.00/mo. and his State pension (started at 55) is a comfortable $3,200.00/mo will great health care.

I feel for this guy, but they were sold a bill of goods by a bunch of dishonest economic illiterates and consistently voted for it.

Tough noogies. Common sense will tell you that Ponzi schemes will eventually fail. We are at eventually.

[Nifster]

The guy is still getting close to 2k a month. Maybe he has to do what the rest of us on a budget do.... try and find part time work and/or cut your expenses.

I mean come on it is not as if the cost of living in Detroit is huge.