Well, I may not have called all of the "play by play" exactly right (e.g., I didn't think President Obama who take a deal involving no new revenues) but I did succeed in avoiding the immediate mess,...
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Well, I may not have called all of the "play by play" exactly right (e.g., I didn't think President Obama who take a deal involving no new revenues) but I did succeed in avoiding the immediate mess,...
There is a good summary of the Republican plan at:http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20110415/BENEFITS01/104150301/ (I'm not sure whether it has evolved any since when the article was written.)
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Friends,
Regardless of which side of the aisle you stand upon, today's Washington Post reported some very ominous developments. Its page one story [print edition] "On cusp of budget talks, a new...
Dear Boghie,
I'm not really thinking too much about the private sector's reaction to massive federal spending cuts, though I thinking it would be a significant positive in both the short and long...
Dear TSPIntel,
Thanks for the link to your helpful article. It basically confirms what I had pieced together in terms of the G fund being a "safe haven." Maybe the debt ceiling imbroglio will...
Hi Sky Pilot,
Actually, I have applied for a limited number of jobs that I was truly interested in with federal agencies, on the Hill and with some consulting firms. (I left my SES job because I...
Hi pmcint01,
I'm a "young" retiree, so in my case its my FERS annuity plus the "bridge" payment they give folks who have yet to reach social security retirement age. Not exactly a ton of money,...
Well, as a recent retiree who hopes not to tap my TSP for at least the next five years, I have reallocated from a position of approximately 90% stock funds, 5% F fund and 5% G fund to 100% G fund. ...
Hmmm. Okay, FAB1 tries to run me off the website, and you complain about me pushing bit just a tiny bit with the use of the word "dim." I am curios -- what did you say to him about his attempted...
FABI,
You seem a little dim, so let me tell you again that I'm really only interested in conversing about financial matters on this website. I truly don't care if my presence here offends you...
FAB1,
While I couldn't more strongly disagree with your feelings on the subject, I regret having provided any political commentary in my initial post because regardless of who is at fault the TSP...
Thanks for the many helpful responses. It sounds like if one believes that the stock and bond markets could respond strongly and negatively to the debt ceiling issue -- regardless of which party is...
This 2012 budget battle is only the opening salvo in the craziness to come, especially the raising of the federal debt ceiling. I have come to reluctantly conclude that the Republicans would be...
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