spoken like a federal retiree at age 50....people with the govt pensions are all for cutting most of the benefits we rabble collect....
As someone in the private sector, I am for eliminating the defined benefit pension for ALL government workers including teachers. I also thing SS should be semi privatized so that people can begin to contribute a portion of the 15+% into a personally managed qualified account. It's complex, but it will eventually be worth it for all recipients. I also believe that ROTH contributions should be tax deductible, we need to incentivize personal savings as much as possible.