Some more interesting facts and corrections. The word "All" should not be in the OP comments. Example, I for one lived in a state, and not sure if all states are the same, where I received a public pension. Contributions were about the same, 1/2 by employer, 1/2 by employee. We could not participate in SS, unless we had a second job in the private sector. But even then your SS benefit was discounted by approx 50%, if you were a public pensioned employee. Kind of discouraged you from getting a second job. So I never got SS. Which, by the way you need to get medicare. I only got medicare as a result of what they (SS) call piggy backing on your spouse. So, not everyone gets medicare, those that did not qualify for SS and were never married have to continue to buy health coverage through their employee. Many changes, including this one came out during the Reagan SS reform act.
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