A government pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during the period in which a person is employed by the government. When the government employee retires they are able to receive periodic payments from the fund in order to support themselves. As the birth rate continues to fall and the life expectancy rises governments worldwide are predicting funding shortfalls for pensioners. In 2013 the government implemented new pension rules which included raising the number of years a worker had to be employed by the government to work to 43 years from 41.5 years. The government claims this will help erase the $12 billion shortfall by 2020.
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Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should also apply to all retired workers (both working in private and public sector) as well (except politicians), depending on how long they served and what position.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should also apply to all retired workers from various economic sectors as well, depending on how long they served and what position.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should also apply to all retired workers from various economic sectors (whether public or private) as well, depending on how long they served and what position.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, but to all retired workers and also military veterans (except for politicians), depending on how long they served and what position. It also depends on the amount which they agreed/negotiated for at time of employment or promotion.
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Deleted2yrs2Y
No, pension should be abolished
@LiamHal786386403yrs3Y
Yes they should get the same as everyone else
Deleted4yrs4Y
Transfer them to privately managed accounts.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, retired government workers should be held to the same pension rules and practice that normal people are required to follow; pensions should be determined by how much money you decide to put into it while you are in the workforce.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, they should be paid the same as everyone else gets from pension. The entire pension plan system should be reevaluated and reformed to allow less money to be spent and retired people to still live comfortably.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, it should be at the amount which they agreed/negotiated for at time of employment or promotion. The entire pension plan system should be reformed to allow less money to be spent and retired people to still live comfortably.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should apply to all retired workers (except politicians), depending on how long they served and what position.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should apply to all retired workers (except politicians), depending on how long they served and what position. It also depends on the amount which they agreed/negotiated for at time of employment.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should also apply to all retired workers as well (except politicians), depending on how long they served and what position.
@3NK23RY4yrs4Y
No, They should stay the same
@8HDMV9J4yrs4Y
No, payments into the pension fund should be paid by the employee just like a retirement fund
@92YHQCV2yrs2Y
Yes, and adjust them yearly so that retired government workers can receive an income to cover the basic necessities including food and housing
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
Yes, and adjust them yearly for the basic cost of living
@6WHP7WC4yrs4Y
No, should transition to Privately Managed Accounts (PMAs) for higher returns enabling increased payments.
@RichardYRodgers4yrs4Y
No, but adjust them yearly for cost of living
@85QWNPG4yrs4Y
No, all retirement payments should be based on your own investment into the economy and as well be in tandem with a proper UBI, therefor making a raise on Government workers an unfair advantage over their constituents which may have worked just as hard, for just as long, government does not mean military.
@8LG9WPJ4yrs4Y
Yes, yearly for the cost of living, but not for politicians. Politicians should not be allowed to vote for their own pay raises.
@buday4vancouver4yrs4Y
Link to inflation/deflation.
@8SG6GF54yrs4Y
The government workers already enjoy better than average retirement. The American peoples should be raised to match government standards.
@924MYCK2yrs2Y
Yes, but not just government workers, it should also apply to all workers from various economic sectors as well, depending on how long they served and what position.
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