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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The biggest issue, though, is the early retirements. Just as it is evident to most people how much time teachers really get off until they have kids, it won't be evident to most people how much earlier teachers (and police, etc.) retire than workers in the private sector until we're all in our 60s. When workers in the private sector are grinding out their last year or two of employment at 65 or 67, it won't pass their notice that their teacher friends have been retired for a decade or more already.
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Yeah, this is huge and gets glossed over in these discussions every single time. I always say teachers work a short day, a short year and a short career. And the best part of being a teacher is the killer pension. The pension is so amazing because it kicks in sooooooooo young, which ties back into the short career thing.