I wouldn't try to get fired on purpose and I definitely wouldn't try to scam unemployment, BUT...
I think I will be able to retire around age 55-56, maybe earlier if I were to come into an inheritance. I'm keeping my retirement plans close to me. But I figure when I am ready to retire, I will ask the corporation if they would want to do a buyout of my services. Every year they do some kind of layoffs, normally of under-performing employees. I'm a Senior Analyst. The company could replace me right now with a Junior Analyst and save at least $15K a year. I assume I'll be a Lead Analyst by the time of retirement and the company would be able to save $25K+ at that time. Why wouldn't a manager want to save his department that kind of money each year? That has to be worth some kind of severance package. When it is time to quit, just have a meeting with your manager, mention you are looking to take a voluntary layoff. Do NOT mention you are going to retire. Ask what they will give you if you leave. If they don't want to give you anything, just thank your manager and leave the meeting. About a week later, come in on a Monday morning. Put in your notice for two Fridays from that date. Tell them you appreciate the opportunity to work there but you are leaving to pursue other opportunities in life. Do not say retire. Tell them you are flexible about your leave date and you could actually give the 4-8 weeks to work on a transition plan. If they are interested, ask them what they are willing to give you to stay on a few weeks longer. If they still don't want to give you anything, tell them that your last day is in 2 weeks and if you have X days of vacation left, you plan on using them during that 2 weeks.
It never hurts to ask for what you want. Maybe you wont get a full severance package, but hey if you can get a few weeks severance pay, that is just gravy on top. But if you can be replaced by a much cheaper worker, managers are under a lot of pressure to keep costs down in the corporate world. You can probably get some kind of package.