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[Norwayguy]

Actually, if you were a New York State employee participating in state employees' pension, you could retire as early as your 30s and collected a six figure retirement check for the rest of your life. You don't even have to be earning that much when you retire.

Payback Time - Padded Pensions Add to New York?s Fiscal Woes - NYTimes.com

I've been watching the NJ issue....Maine state employees don't have as generous a pension but for the work they do their pay and benefits exceed the private market.