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Our view: Double-dipping proves too costly

Some call it abusive. Others call it gaming the system. But if you?re a public employee in Wisconsin, it?s perfectly legal to receive both a pension and a paycheck ? unless we make some changes. A recent Legislative Audit Bureau report shows that thousands of public employees in Wisconsin who retired are back working ? sometimes in the same or similar jobs ? and earning both a paycheck and a state pension.