Teachers and state employees’ retirement funding

Dear Editor,

I urge our state government not to support the current proposal, which would put the burden of the retirement shortfall on our teachers and state employees. The current teachers and state employees should be not responsible for the mismanagement of the retirement fund by prior state administrations.

Asking teachers and state employees to delay retirement for fewer benefits would create a shortage of openings for new teachers and state employees, which would encourage young families to leave Vermont in order to find work.

Asking teachers and state employees to delay retirement for fewer benefits would leave older, higher-paid teachers and state employees in the classroom adding to the already skyrocketing costs of educating Vermont children and funding state programs.

Asking teachers and state employees to delay retirement for fewer benefits creates an atmosphere of resentment, which is not constructive for our children or our communities.

I hope our state government can use other funding sources to bridge the funding gap, and then act to protect the retirement system to avoid this funding shortfall in the future.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Leak

Cavendish, Vt.

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