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thenewgreen  ·  4064 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: States and cities grapple with cuts to pensions that workers have already earned

    Should public employees who have already earned their retirement be subject to cuts?
-No.

Can you imagine working for 30 years under the promise of a pension and then having it revoked? A pension is not some frivolous bonus, it is a payment or compensation for work done. You are essentially robbing someone of their already earned wages.