> Why on Earth would you compare Social Security with public pensions Because in same cases employees covered by a pension plan don't participate in Social Sec

> Why on Earth would you compare Social Security with public pensions Because in same cases employees covered by a pension plan don't participate in Social Security. This was true of Federal Workers who were hired before 1984 for example and I believe there are some state employees in that situation as well possibly even a few private companies covered by pension plans though I'm not 100% clear on what mechanism allows that.