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    Default New Hires pay more into FERS

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    Not really happy, all it means is after the hiring freeze we still will have to each be 2 people, or three people, or four people. Government service doesn't exactly look like a good propect for graduates! Anyway, if they decided to change the current retirement system, not only would there be a lawsuit or two, they probably would get a bigger drop in head count than they want as workers get out before the system changes (there always is a phase-in time). And with the hiring freeze, can't hire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FireWeatherMet View Post
    Sad.
    Should never have hapened.
    Either a smaller pension fee (another 1%) for all should have been done, or no pension hike...with an end to Oil company tax subsidies instead.
    But I am sure of one thing. Many FERS folks on this site are saying: "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK".

    All this so we can keep taxes low for the top 1% "Job Cremators".... aka big business outsource specialists.
    I agree that a better solution/compromise could have been found.

    But I am sure of one thing. Many CSRS folks at the end of 1986 were saying "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK".

    History repeats itself. Will this be referred to as "FERSII"?

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    We are all feeling the affects of "Change"
    I don't know anyone on this board personally but I know alot of federal employees. I can't think of one that would be thinking "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK".
    CSRS employees bought into the system that was offered many years ago and when it changed to FERS they had an option to switch. FERS employees bought into that system and I believe it only fair that FWM be afforded the opportunity to switch.
    I am glad, at this moment I'm not affected but in no way do I not care that my future fellow employees are affected. It creates to a certain degree segragation between the employees.
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    Both parties make me sick...........................
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    Quote Originally Posted by WorkFE View Post
    We are all feeling the affects of "Change"
    I don't know anyone on this board personally but I know alot of federal employees. I can't think of one that would be thinking "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK".
    CSRS employees bought into the system that was offered many years ago and when it changed to FERS they had an option to switch. FERS employees bought into that system and I believe it only fair that FWM be afforded the opportunity to switch.
    I am glad, at this moment I'm not affected but in no way do I not care that my future fellow employees are affected. It creates to a certain degree segragation between the employees.
    I'll prove how much I care in Nov.


    Well said WFE!

    Unfortunately I can think of a few feds both current and retired who do feel that way. They are getting fewer as time goes on (here anyway) but were usually the ones who complained a lot and thought their main job was to serve on as many committees as possible and to cook lunch for said committee's fundraisers.


    My main concern whenever these personnel changes come about is the definition of "joined the federal work force". This concerns the people in our training and apprentice programs. When they complete their programs and are kept on as Journeymen will they be considered new hires? That would really suck for them.

    But then I could say "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK"

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    Quote Originally Posted by PessOptimist View Post
    I agree that a better solution/compromise could have been found.

    But I am sure of one thing. Many CSRS folks at the end of 1986 were saying "Yay! who cares if it affects someone else...as long as its not me then thats OK".

    History repeats itself. Will this be referred to as "FERSII"?
    What concerns me is that President Obama signed the bill. And they say he urged leading Dem's (supporters of Fed's) to back off and give him an election year victory at our expense.

    Truth be known, neither the Rep's or Dem's will stand up for us when it comes down to it.
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    Kind of off topic I know but I didn't want to start a new thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PessOptimist View Post
    usually the ones who complained a lot and thought their main job was to serve on as many committees as possible and to cook lunch for said committee's fundraisers.
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    I think a better option would have been a higher match on TSP contributions. Or maybe a higher automatic contribution.

    I, personally, would have taken that over an unfunded pension.

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    All that congress is doing now is making it less attractive for people to come work for the government. When you started working for the government you knew that you were making less money a year than someone outside the government, but you had a stable and steady job and you looked forward to a nice retirement pension. Now if you come work for the government you still make less money your job is not very stable and the retirement pension sucks. So why come work for the government?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nasa1974 View Post
    All that congress is doing now is making it less attractive for people to come work for the government. When you started working for the government you knew that you were making less money a year than someone outside the government, but you had a stable and steady job and you looked forward to a nice retirement pension. Now if you come work for the government you still make less money your job is not very stable and the retirement pension sucks. So why come work for the government?
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