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2 teachers, military and Congress. I'm not saying they're billionaires, or even that they're closer to one than normal.
It's a different retirement method than the average American that has to save up a shit ton in 401k assets.
Sure, but when you're taking about Americans at retirement age, net worth is important because it allows you to retire comfortably. That's why they tie together in most folks mind instead of focusing on pure income or net worth. He's got a reason to have a lower net worth and still be comfortable.
So you understand why the framing is valuable but want to be a pisser about it anyway?
The article talks about nest eggs and compares him to people in his age group while obliquely talking about his income. It's relatable to retirement planning and that's why pensions are important. They're explicitly income you don't have to work for and a form of building a nest eggs. It's important to talk about them in this context.
Nobody said it was nefarious. You're the one injecting the tone.
It helps me. I was questioning either the facts or his intelligence, as it doesn't seem like he has enough money to buy/rent a house when he leaves the governors mansion with no income. I was wondering if he gets his governor pay for life or something... I had forgot about other pensions. Scolding someone for giving information you didn't want is how we got Donald trump...
At no point did anyone say the article was deceptive, just that it didn't dive very deep into the pension. Probably the writer just doesn't know much about them. Which is sad. Journalists used to be allowed the time to learn up on things for an article. So you are defending the article from a perceived complaint that no one made. You just don't want to hear anything bad about the article you liked. Just like trump was never told he did anything wrong while growing up. That is the connection. Don't put you head in the sand, the article missed some useful detail, someone pointed it out. That is all that happened here.