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					Originally Posted by  wdmso
					 
				 
				not sure how your retirement works  mine is based on.   base pay last 3 years  tax break does nothing to increase my retirement  pay compared to a pay raise ... and not all states tax pension to start with 
			
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 The only raises I've had in my Detroit pension were based on cost of living adjustments.  In Michigan, pensions acquired after a certain date, don't remember which, are taxed.  The Federal government taxes my Social Security.  Public sector pay raises (which represent most pensions), as far as I know, are taxable at the federal, state and municipal levels.