One thing Michigan could do is eliminate early retirement for teachers. My college room-mate, who is now 63 years old, has been retired since she was 47! Ever since, she’s been living in Arizona, drawing a nice pension and full health benefits from the State of Michigan. Why do teachers get to retire early? They already have summers off, two weeks at Christmas, a week in the Spring, and various other days throughout the academic year — and their work day usually ends by 3:00 p.m. Then they retire by the age of 50 and the poor suckers still working in the State of Michigan take care of them for the rest of their lives. There’s something seriously wrong here. Ditto with early retirement for auto workers — that’s what helped kill the auto industry.
Which part of the twilight zone do you live in?