Age old story. Seems the cops in many areas are beginning to find out the same thing as they go tumbling under the bus.
Funny you should mention the cops:
http://unionleader.com/article/20111108/NEWS06/1111099182010 New Hampshire Retirement System Pensions
Adjusted Gross
$135,878.34 FENNIMAN, WILLIAM, W 2/1/2007 Police - P. Subdivision DOVER - EMP/FIRE/POL
$133,633.68 VALENTI, RICHARD, J 1/1/2009 Police - P. Subdivision MANCHESTER - FIRE/POL
$121,334.88 MAGNANT, MICHAEL, J 11/1/2009 Police - P. Subdivision PORTSMOUTH - EMP/FIRE/POL
$119,646.30 KANE, JOSEPH, P 12/1/2007 Fire - P. Subdivision MANCHESTER - FIRE/POL
$116,284.68 GALVIN, JOHN, R 5/1/2009 Police - P. Subdivision HAMPTON - EMP/FIRE/POL
$110,836.32 MCGUIRE, MICHAEL, J 7/1/2007 Police - P. Subdivision SALEM - EMP/FIRE/POL
$109,528.14 BUXTON, MICHAEL, P 6/1/2004 Fire - P. Subdivision NASHUA - EMP/FIRE/POL
$109,069.08 TEUBER, WILLIAM, R 7/1/2009 Police - P. Subdivision SALEM - EMP/FIRE/POL
$107,692.86 TRACY, RICHARD, C 8/1/2007 Police - P. Subdivision MANCHESTER - FIRE/POL
$107,017.20 MCDONALD, DOUGLAS, B 7/1/2007 Employee - P. Subdivision SAU 55 - EMP
$10K/month retirement pay? Not bad--until you're the one footing the bill.
And yeah, I'll be the first to say it--it's too much.