Reply #85: I'm a retired union electrician. I can't work in any electrical industry trades or

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I'll lose my pension. That's the way it is with most unions. You make way for the younger generation. I don't have a problem with that.
I remember when I got out of the Army, there was some complaining about the military pension. Out at 20 years and go get another job. Some wanted to make it 30 years or 55 years old which ever came first. A lot of retired military end up double-dipping. Getting GS rated jobs and drawing more.
I guess the point should be is that either we should honor our basic commitments to a contract or just say that new conservanazi republiklan mantra: YOYO, You're Own Your On.

If this recession gets worse, it will be like the Great Depression and things will have to drastically change or the have nots outnumbe the haves and they can be armed and dangerous. Things will change.