Thread: Pork barrell hallowedness

grandma wrote:

What a dilemna! Do we fund bicycle trails, orKatrina/Rita? Do we continue federal employees health benefits or fund additonal scenic highways.What do these elected officials constituents think about themselves & their leaders' positions? ...and don't think this is `one party' - they areALL hanging on to their billions - worthwhile or not!

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I also read somewhere a few days ago that the Space Program said there reallyis money `there' for them to continue their programs. I am a space advocate, but not today, thank you -

balancing the debt on federal employees backs is ########!!!

they can print $$$ to their hearts content and fund every ridiculous endeavor out there.......just don'tmess withour annuities.

just noticed a tv commericial my union ran to save our butts (air controllers).....hope it works.

I have no doubt the AFGE is right on this, too. !!!

You need to let your congressmenhow you feel. No congressman, Republican or Democrat, from Maryland or Northern Virginiawill support federalretiree cuts- unless they want an early retirement!

However,I imagine federalretiree cuts might bevery popularoutside of the Beltway.

We don't want cuts - just offer the opportunity of conversion to a defined contribution plan and eliminate all those years of legacy costs. I'm ready.

Birchtree wrote:

We don't want cuts - just offer the opportunity of conversion to a defined contribution plan and eliminate all those years of legacy costs. I'm ready.

Not me. I'd need a $1.5M conversion to match my projected CSRS annuity. I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Incidentally, I wasn't implying that federal employees outside the Beltway wanted cuts. However, theaverage tax payer (inside and outside the Beltway) probably wouldn't mind.