Would you care to compare/contrast that against our Military?
My neighbor is a retired LA cop. He sold his house in LA, moved into a new neighborhood with a $500K house, 3 new vehicles, 20 ft Bayliner, 5th wheel and is more than a little comfortable. He's making more as a retiree than he made working - and he has the good folk in California to thank for his good fortune.
My teacher buddies have retired and they get something like 85-90% of their salary plus COLA. They did not pay into SSI and they paid something like 6-7% of their salary into this fund. That’s a REALLY nice gig if you can get it.