# Federal Pensions cost $70 billion a year **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/federal-pensions-cost-70-billion-a-year/266745 "2013-04-10T10:43:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/federal-pensions-cost-70-billion-a-year/266745/5 "2013-04-13T20:33:41Z")
> [@Americans Driving Less](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/12): > > ya know what, whatever…im not entirely opposed to it. > > since its a pension that implies that they worked at some point. the government forks out a retarded amount of cash for people who dont work at all. even though these congress peeps do a terrible job, at least they arent posted up on a porch all day long while i wake up for work at 5am and pay taxes You do realize that _everybody_ pays taxes right? Also everybody has worked “at some point”. IE if you’re fine with government “working at some point” and getting a 6 figure retirement for the rest of their life from their tax dollars, you are sure as hell fine with “porch people” who also “worked at some point” getting money for a few years from the government as well. As long as you’re being consistent… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/federal-pensions-cost-70-billion-a-year/266745)._