Over 30 years of retirement, Van Matre would collect as much as $755,878, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Van Matre received $15,888 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Van Matre will have already received $66,471 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.