Want to know why California is going broke? Here's a small part of the problem: in San Jose, police and fire fighters are collecting $100,000+ pensions in their mid-50s! Yes, that's right. You can "retire" in the prime of life in San Jose and for the next 30-40 years receive $3,000,000-$4,000,000 from the taxpayers for your "service." And these are only the egregious examples; no doubt many more "retired" ex-police and ex-fire fighters are receiving just a bit less than $100,000 per year in "retirement" pay, which makes their total take a tad less than $3,000,000 for "retirement" years. And they get free medical, too!
How can San Jose afford to pay this army of parasites? The city can't anymore, so soon there's going to be an ugly showdown between the greedy retirees (and their unions) and everybody else in Silicon Valley. And how did this absurd situation happen in the first place? The citizens of San Jose let their city government do what it pleased, and it was pleased to rip the citizens off. Now the citizens are shocked, shocked to find out that they've been played for the fools that they in truth are.
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