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One reason for pension obligations to be higher is early retirement.

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One reason for pension obligations to be higher is early retirement.

Discuss early retirement.

http://money.msn.com/retirement-plan/should-you-take-social-security-early-smartmoney.aspx?GT1=33040

Early retirement has its pros and cons. The biggest point in early retirement is that when workers do find it as an attractive option, oftentimes the workers are not weighing the long-term costs of an early retirement. Each case of early retirement is really specific to the individual. Many think that by the time they reach their ...

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