were supposed to do. they didn't pay us like they were supposed to. >> alfred are rertd from the pritchard fire department after working 35 years for the city. he had hoped to relax and travel. so when the checks stopped coming, now at age 66 he is a security guard at a local mall. >> alfred arnold joins us and steve malanga. you had to get a job as a security guard? >> oh, yeah. >> you thought you were going to get a pension from the city and it wasn't there? >> not there. i have to go to work, 40 hours a week, it's like starting all over again. >> john: another person, williams, 77 years old was lucky to get a job as a school teacher? >> yes. >> john: it's not like the town has no money. they are mayor $100,000. they have a housing authority with 40 government workers.