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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Working for Uncle Sam for 25 years is like saving a pile of dough sizable enough to turn off $50-60k in returns when you factor in the pensions and health benefit packages these "retirees" (nobody really retires from the govt because none of them have ever really worked) get. Hell, I should quit now and get a cushy govt job, or perhaps teach. Why the fuck bust one's ass when you can shake the school district or the govt down and do just as well?
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Before you quit, you might want to look into how the federal government pensions work. Right now it offers a 401(k) plan and a traditional pension that you pay for up front in the form of additional payroll taxes. I think it's about 1% of your salary, which gets you 1% of your salary back upon retirement for each year of service. With your hard living, you probably wouldn't make out like a bandit.
