Over 30 years of retirement, Kulla Branz would collect as much as $223,103, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Kulla Branz received $4,689 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Kulla Branz will have already received $19,618 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.