[quote=CA renter]We taxpayers have an awful lot to complain about, and the compensation of hard-working cops, firefighters, teachers, etc. should be at the bottom of the list. Those are some of the very few people who actually *work for and earn* what they get from the government.[/quote]

CAR, in Santa Ana, many firefighters are retiring with $100K/yr pensions at 50 and 55.

A $100K/yr pension is worth $3,000,000. That’s three million dollars.

How well are they paid when they get pension that is the equivalent of having amassed three million dollars by age 50 or 55?

That’s water under bridge. I’m fine with them amassing that if they contribute a large and appropriate portion of income to it. Today, they don’t.