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TiltonBB · 11-04-2012, 08:58 AM

What about the expense to the taxpayer that comes with replacing the worker with 20 years experience with a new person?

The new hire in a police or fire department must attend an academy and the cost of their salary as well as their training while at the academy is paid with our tax dollars. The new hire will be less experienced and make more mistakes than someone with 20 years experience. Public sector workers that retire in their early 40's are costing the taxpayers a fortune.

What about retiree benefits? I know of some municipal jobs with early retirement that provide medical and dental benefits to the retiree and their family for the rest of their lives.

Early retirement of public sector workers is a scam on the taxpayers and it continues so that the politicians can get the endorsement and support of the public sector unions.

I agree that it has been a negotiated benefit but maybe that says more about the politicans that people vote for than the workers taking advantage of the opportunity!

11-04-2012, 08:58 AM	#47
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,898 Thanks: 644 Thanked 2,154 Times in 901 Posts	Expense to the taxpayer What about the expense to the taxpayer that comes with replacing the worker with 20 years experience with a new person? The new hire in a police or fire department must attend an academy and the cost of their salary as well as their training while at the academy is paid with our tax dollars. The new hire will be less experienced and make more mistakes than someone with 20 years experience. Public sector workers that retire in their early 40's are costing the taxpayers a fortune. What about retiree benefits? I know of some municipal jobs with early retirement that provide medical and dental benefits to the retiree and their family for the rest of their lives. Early retirement of public sector workers is a scam on the taxpayers and it continues so that the politicians can get the endorsement and support of the public sector unions. I agree that it has been a negotiated benefit but maybe that says more about the politicans that people vote for than the workers taking advantage of the opportunity!