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I don't really think that California taxes are all that significant a part of the high cost of living
That's hilarious, Marcus
The sad thing about pensions is that more of us don't have good pensions. I don't really know. IF I had a job where my salary was 40% to 80% higher, with 401K options, and maybe even some matching on the part of my employer, would I complain about government workers pensions ? Perhaps. I think it's somewhat selfish and short short sighted.
I didn't mean to use the word as representing an annuity investment product. But when you do a financial calculation (i used a calculator function) to find out what payment you could get monthly or annually on an amount of money that starts in this case at $5 million and goes to zero over a period of time, with equal payments paid out over that time (basically an annuity) I chose 30 years for the time frame and 5% for the interest rate (or internal rate of return).
marcus you still haven't answered my question, just a kind reminder.
I know that California is one of the least tax friendly states.
what does the difference in state taxes (percentage wise not including the fact that incomes are higher in California) represent as a fraction of the higher cost of living ?
A small fraction, no ?
He has never answered my question either. "Why should government pensions be higher than what SS would provide?"
They just do not want public sector employees to use the power of the state to gain compensation above what is available to the similarly skilled private sector tax payers.
Isn't the job market a market ? And why aren't you a cop or a teacher if it's such an awesome deal ?
As I've said many times, police or teachers pensions are simply a form of compensation. If it was all paid in the form of salary, you wouldn't have this complaint.
That is great compensation for a kindergarten teacher, even for California, not to mention the lifetime pension benefit.
Had I known then what I know now - I would have been a fireman
B.A.C.A.H. saysThat's hilarious, Marcus
I know that California is one of the least tax friendly states. My point is that when you compare the cost of living in California to the cost of living in say Nevada, what does the difference in state taxes (percentage wise not including the fact that incomes are higher in California) represent as a fraction of the higher cost of living ?
A small fraction, no ?
both super entitled trying to fuck others over for personal gain
But police, or public school teacher is far less of a sweet deal.
True, but then I'm not sure that teaching kindergarden for 40 years is a walk in the park.
IF only people were thinking more about getting private sector wages up, rather than having public sector wages lowered then I might believe the idiots really were in favor of MAGA.
California is now officially the least educated state in the country
More and more infrastructure money in the General Fund is being diverted to pensions.
now too many people look at their compensation with envy.
I wonder. How many readers of this website, Patrick himself included, aspire that their kids stay in California?
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