Maybe because they signed a contract with the federal government. A veteran who has served the last 20 yrs. has been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan numerous times. While deployed he or she is on duty 24/7. While deployed they risk life and limb and do so with a minimum of complaining. Who is more deserving of a pension.....a military retiree or the run of the mill government employee who not only risks nothing but receives a much larger pension than a veteran in the equivocal position!!!
Who is more deserving of a pension.....a military retiree or the run of the mill government employee who not only risks nothing but receives a much larger pension than a veteran in the equivocal position!!!
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Separate issue! I’d like to see all government-worker pensions scaled back and have all employees paid by taxpayers have to provide for their own retirement in much larger amounts than is currently allowed. Why shouldn’t they have to put their own money into IRAs, etc?