Over 30 years of retirement, Clifton would collect as much as $2.84 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Clifton received $59,683 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Clifton will have already received $184,473 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
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