Well, I don't need social security, you say, because I have State Teachers Retirement. Except that's currently underfunded to the tune of 20 billion dollars. That's about $670 for every person in California. There's talk of increasing teacher, district, and state contributions to the program; teacher contributions are already higher than the withholdings for social security!
While CalSTRS points out the fund has enough assets to pay benefits for six decades, trustees want to keep the gap from widening. If left unchecked, the shortfall could grow to $170 billion over the next 30 years as more baby boomers retire.
When do I plan to retire? In just under 30 years. Dang boomers.
While you're correct, what the heck am I paying 8% to STRS for?
ReplyDelete"because of those darned Baby Boomers--the last of whom was born mere months before I was, I might add."
ReplyDeleteGroan! Where's my wheelchair?
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.
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".
ReplyDeleteRetire? 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....