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**Argurnenoni** · 01-24-2011, 05:09 AM

Here's the current job listing for this job in New York:
The current starting salary of a Sanitation Worker is $31,200 per year. The current labor agreement provides for periodic increases to a maximum of $67,141 after 5 1/2 years. Did WND make this number up? Probably. Are they conflating the pensions of thousands of retirees into a wonked-up number to make it look like someone making below average pay is getting a huge windfall? Likely.

Pensions are an outdated system that was embraced decades ago when cities and their tax bases were growing like crazy and nobody thought there would ever be a balancing act between tax revenues and pension obligations. It's time to phase them into modern solutions like 401(k) and IRA plans.

01-24-2011, 05:09 AM	#2
Argurnenoni Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 344 Senior Member	Here's the current job listing for this job in New York: The current starting salary of a Sanitation Worker is $31,200 per year. The current labor agreement provides for periodic increases to a maximum of $67,141 after 5 1/2 years. Did WND make this number up? Probably. Are they conflating the pensions of thousands of retirees into a wonked-up number to make it look like someone making below average pay is getting a huge windfall? Likely. Pensions are an outdated system that was embraced decades ago when cities and their tax bases were growing like crazy and nobody thought there would ever be a balancing act between tax revenues and pension obligations. It's time to phase them into modern solutions like 401(k) and IRA plans.
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