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Originally Posted by noreast
It's the pensions that are burying cites and towns across the country.
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Ahem - teacher pensions are NOT paid by the cities and towns. I have paid 11% of my salary for the last 30 years into the teacher's pension system. (and for the ten years I taught before that I paid into social security) It is a completely separate and independent system. The town pays nothing into our pension!! The "town" in my case does pay for 50% of my health insurance. In order to maintain excellence in my profession I furthered my education with a master's degree and a certificate of advanced graduate study at my own expense. I went to night school until I was 40 years old. We are required every 5 years to provide evidence of having advanced our education in order to maintain certification in our respective field. And, yes, up until recently I worked one or two summer jobs to make ends meet.
Apologies for being off-topic.