I definitely have an issue with anybody gaming the system. That it was considered an obligation is ridiculous.
And I definitely remember the Grey Davis energy fiasco but forgot about it until you brought it up.
Thanks for the info!
I agree.
There is still a lot of gaming with these public pensions. I know a couple of cops and firemen and they’ve told me about how they all take sick leave in the last year to b/c compensation in the last year of employment is used to determine lifelong pension benefits.
Firemen “retire” from one agency and get pension money, then they go back to work for the neighboring city and eventually get a pension from them as well.