tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post114411773575968570..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: My RetirementDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1144206640349615782006-04-04T20:10:00.000-07:002006-04-04T20:10:00.000-07:00However, if you are vested in social security (40 ...However, if you are vested in social security (40 quarters or whatever), that is kinda like a small insurance policy should something happen to you.....your son, up to about age 18, could get "survivors benefits". <BR/><BR/>Retire? Are they going to let teachers retire? I hear rumblings about raising the age for teacher retirement, like social security is doing.....yep, we can 'retire' at 55, but who wants a minimum wage paycheck as a retirement check for all those years spent in the classroom. Just another fine mess California is heading into....Dan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397636504405471939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1144184345135777372006-04-04T13:59:00.000-07:002006-04-04T13:59:00.000-07:00"because of those darned Baby Boomers--the last of..."because of those darned Baby Boomers--the last of whom was born mere months before I was, I might add."<BR/><BR/>Groan! Where's my wheelchair?<BR/><BR/>You've heard of Evan Bayh, made quite a reputation for himself as governor by running Indiana in the black. You know how he did it? He raided Indiana's equivalent, the retirement fund for state employees, and almost bankrupted it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1144123599928993232006-04-03T21:06:00.000-07:002006-04-03T21:06:00.000-07:00While you're correct, what the heck am I paying 8%...While you're correct, what the heck am I paying 8% to STRS for?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.com