See the New York Time's article about how more and more public sector workers are retiring as salaries and retirement continue to erode.

"There's always been this promise that if you came to work and did your job...The idea was you could retire with respect and dignity. But that whole idea has been slashed now..."- Bob McLinn, Wisconsin. To see the complete article, click here.

Go online here, to use The New York Times' multimedia tool to see which states changed already set contributions and benefits for workers, cutting benefits and increasing worker pension contributions (Colorado has done both).