Over 30 years of retirement, Siler Shafer would collect as much as $33,808, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Siler Shafer received $710 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Siler Shafer will have already received $1,441 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.