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Originally Posted by Jane52
It's all just a game to them in Washington, campaigning for votes in the next election cycle as always.
They have their pensions for life, and they and federal workers have their choice of at least 22 private health insurance plans (and in some states, even more). And we pay most of their premiums - see link below for plans and rates.
Most of all, notice that the link begins with "opm" . . . Other People's Money.
Until a "healthcare reform" package puts them under the same "equal distribution" of waiting lists and inevitable rationing as we constituents have, nothing will change.
See:
http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/pla...es/fl.asp#open |
I expected to see something much worse,their rates do not seem any different from rates I and most people pay in company plans.That being said I do see some people in unions still get it free or next to free,In Il we have over 3000 school teachers getting pensions above 100k a year and the get cost of living increases.I think I read the one on the top is getting near 400k now lord only knows if they are also getting insurance on the tax payers dime.And also from what I have been reading it's very common for them to get promotions before they retire to boost their pension,also very common for police and fireman and I'm sure other public employees all at the tax payers expense