Comments for Social Security Fairness http://www.ssfairness.com Repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision! Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:53:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Bonnie http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-25 Bonnie Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:53:25 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-25 Thank you for checking out our website. We pay a technical person (very little) to set up the site, but the general design and the content has been written or collected by our volunteers. We have more than 2,500 members on our email list, and we get ideas and suggestions for action from them. We also connect with several retiree associations who are working on and following this issue. It is a lot of work, and we are moved by the support we get from members! Thank you for checking out our website. We pay a technical person (very little) to set up the site, but the general design and the content has been written or collected by our volunteers. We have more than 2,500 members on our email list, and we get ideas and suggestions for action from them. We also connect with several retiree associations who are working on and following this issue. It is a lot of work, and we are moved by the support we get from members!

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Bonnie http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-24 Bonnie Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:46:10 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-24 It is quite common for public employees to have accepted an offer of an enhanced pension rather than the raise that was needed right then. A CA school district twenty years ago went bankrupt, and the teachers who already had the lowest pay in the area, took a 9% pay cut in trade for future health benefits. Now the district is being chided for "giving" too much away in pension benefits. It is quite common for public employees to have accepted an offer of an enhanced pension rather than the raise that was needed right then. A CA school district twenty years ago went bankrupt, and the teachers who already had the lowest pay in the area, took a 9% pay cut in trade for future health benefits. Now the district is being chided for “giving” too much away in pension benefits.

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Nadine http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-20 Nadine Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:28:29 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-20 I wish more peolpe would write blogs like this that are really fun to read. With all the fluff floating around on the net, it is rare to read a blog like this instead. I wish more peolpe would write blogs like this that are really fun to read. With all the fluff floating around on the net, it is rare to read a blog like this instead.

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Masahiro http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-19 Masahiro Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:55:14 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-19 I?m not that much of a ietrennt reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it up! I'll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back later. Cheers I?m not that much of a ietrennt reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back later. Cheers

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by JALI http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-18 JALI Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:26:52 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-18 Terrific post but I was wainntg to know if you could write a litte more on this subject? I'd be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Cheers! Terrific post but I was wainntg to know if you could write a litte more on this subject? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Bobby http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-17 Bobby Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:27:16 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-17 I have read some good stuff here. Definitely worth broimaokkng for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to create such a fantastic informative site. I have read some good stuff here. Definitely worth broimaokkng for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to create such a fantastic informative site.

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Tasia http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-16 Tasia Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:20:39 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-16 Are there smtesys where retirement is more loosely coupled than in Florida? In Florida, k-12 teachers explicitly agree to a long term tradeoff between low wages and adequate retirement with compensatory protection that is mischaracterized as tenure . (imho) Are there smtesys where retirement is more loosely coupled than in Florida? In Florida, k-12 teachers explicitly agree to a long term tradeoff between low wages and adequate retirement with compensatory protection that is mischaracterized as tenure . (imho)

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by Bonnie http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-9 Bonnie Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:41:44 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-9 Hi James, The petition on the White House website is at http://wh.gov/4KL. People have had a lot of problems trying to sign on. If you try for a half hour straight and can't get on, there is a place for comments on the top of their website. Let them know! You can also email the President at whitehouse.gov/contact. Another thing to do is to got to http://capwiz.com/nea/issues/alert/?alertid=59458501 and write your representatives using the easy NEA link. Where is the FICA money? It has been borrowed by the US Government. The US Government is paying interest on it. Some people think that the US general fund has taken it and will keep it. We believe, with many others, that it is a separate fund and the Feds will pay it back. It is part of the general debt, however it belongs to specific people who have paid into it for retirement. Hi James,
The petition on the White House website is at http://wh.gov/4KL. People have had a lot of problems trying to sign on. If you try for a half hour straight and can’t get on, there is a place for comments on the top of their website. Let them know! You can also email the President at whitehouse.gov/contact. Another thing to do is to got to http://capwiz.com/nea/issues/alert/?alertid=59458501 and write your representatives using the easy NEA link.

Where is the FICA money? It has been borrowed by the US Government. The US Government is paying interest on it. Some people think that the US general fund has taken it and will keep it. We believe, with many others, that it is a separate fund and the Feds will pay it back. It is part of the general debt, however it belongs to specific people who have paid into it for retirement.

]]> Comment on Action Alert # 36 What is not being said about public pensions! by James http://www.ssfairness.com/2012/01/14/action-alert-36-what-is-not-being-said-about-public-pensions/#comment-8 James Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:18 +0000 http://www.ssfairness.com/?p=1566#comment-8 I guess the WEP wasn't enough money for the Federal Government,they also get all of the income of those workers who's income do not meet the Substantial amount also. Does any one know where all of this money is going that the Federal Government is taking out of retirees social security retirement accounts? This money should be traced. I am also having problems signing this petition to support this repeal. Is there an accurate web address to sign up? I guess the WEP wasn’t enough money for the Federal Government,they also get all of the income of those workers who’s income do not meet the Substantial amount also. Does any one know where all of this money is going that the Federal Government is taking out of retirees social security retirement accounts? This money should be traced. I am also having problems signing this petition to support this repeal. Is there an accurate web address to sign up?

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