BBQMan,

You are really bashing the Federal retiree in your posting. First, the federal civil service retiree paid into the Civil Service Retirement System at a higher rate than Social Security. We do not collect Social Security benefits. Social Security benefits do increase with a cost of living adjustment based upon the Consumer Price Index - same as civil service pensions. So, you do get increases based on COLA. Secondly, Federal civil service pay was frozen for the past 2 years. Civil Service benefits are good. It is not 25 days of annual leave after 1 year, though. It is 13 days. The maximum you can earn is 26 days per year and that does not go into effect until after 15 years of service.

Federal employees and retirees pay for health insurance each and every month.