Wow, this is a little exorbitant even for Cali

[dan_bgblue]

County employee retirement benefits (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/26/alameda-county-administrator-to-get-423644-year-after-retirement/)

[CitizenBBN]

An annual performance bonus of $24,000, even in retirement

How do you rate performance in retirement?

Not hard to see why they're having some big time money problems. Gets a $150K or so RAISE for retiring? Damn.

[Doc]

Maybe he was really good at sitting around doing nothing.

[suncat05]

Wow! I'm in the wrong racket! Or at the least living in the wrong locale.

[Doc]

Wow! I'm in the wrong racket! Or at the least living in the wrong locale.

However keep in mind that a "California dollar" is worth way less than a "Florida dollar". Try looking at Cali real estate, taxes, cost of living, etc.... Likely double what it is here, and probably 3-4 times what it is in KY.