Reply #89: What do you consider living decently?

[joeglow3]

Is collecting almost 3 million dollars in pension payments in your life "decent" living? How about while you retire and work the EXACT same job in a neighboring city for an additional $80,000 a year?

How about the police chief drawing over $100,000 a year for life (indexed for inflation) who also takes the same job in Texas making over $100,000 a year?

NO ONE said people should not be able to live decently. However, I question if some of these are excessive (i.e. work for 20 years and get 70 years of pay for it). I think there needs to be a middle ground. I agree people need to be able to live decently, but do not think the jobs should be lotteries.