General Discussion

daredtowork

(3,732 posts)

6. IMHO, social security should go up, and retirement shouldn't be tied to the luck of employment. nt

Reply to Bigmack (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 07:51 PM

Jul 2015

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Is Congress the only job in the U.S. that provides a retirement pension nowadays? [View all] valerief Jul 2015 OP

City and State employees have pensions daredtowork Jul 2015 #1

That iis just fucked it edhopper Jul 2015 #4

They always say that daredtowork Jul 2015 #5

You are parroting right wing talking points that are anti Union and also false. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #8

Berkeley daredtowork Jul 2015 #9

Pension funds were invested a *long* time ago Recursion Jul 2015 #11

Take a look yourself: here's the database for 2014 daredtowork Jul 2015 #13

I'm looking. Not seeing anything wrong Recursion Jul 2015 #14

What bothers me is it's the excuse for not funding regular budget items daredtowork Jul 2015 #17

Who are these local City employees with over 200k a year pensions? B Calm Jul 2015 #16

Here is a database daredtowork Jul 2015 #19

Is that their yearly pension salary or B Calm Jul 2015 #20

That's the yearly pension salary. nt daredtowork Jul 2015 #34

Your database doesn't say it's a yearly salary? Where do you see that at? B Calm Jul 2015 #36

It's yearly daredtowork Jul 2015 #37

It's yearly because you live there and you say so. Okay. . . B Calm Jul 2015 #38

I just posted an article for you daredtowork Jul 2015 #41

Thanks! B Calm Jul 2015 #43

You were pushing it. nt daredtowork Jul 2015 #44

I think you got that backwards, but whatever. . . B Calm Jul 2015 #45

Hover your mouse pointer over the last column heading mathematic Jul 2015 #39

Thanks! B Calm Jul 2015 #40

$200K a year? That has to be bullshit alarimer Jul 2015 #33

Several of the professors in the UC system are making over 2k a year daredtowork Jul 2015 #35

I've seen abuses by firefighters for $500,000 a year in pensions Nevernose Jul 2015 #42

I was a teacher... Bigmack Jul 2015 #2

Yep, the PTB won't be happy until we're North Korea. nt valerief Jul 2015 #3

IMHO, social security should go up, and retirement shouldn't be tied to the luck of employment. nt daredtowork Jul 2015 #6

Yeah, Union members have pensions, currently about 22% of private sector employees have Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #7

Thanks, but are you saying 22% of private sector employees are in unions? valerief Jul 2015 #29

There are about 43,000 defined benefit plans and 630,000 defined contribution plans active Recursion Jul 2015 #10

Talking to a young man yesterday who was thrilled to have a new job that offered a 401K pension. B Calm Jul 2015 #12

The advantage of those over defined-benefit is that you can take them with you Recursion Jul 2015 #18

The word "pension" has officially been redefined, I guess. nt valerief Jul 2015 #30

I have a defined benefit pension quaker bill Jul 2015 #15

My husband works for a Big Oil company, and has been employed for 34+ years. phylny Jul 2015 #21

Yes, ma'am we are quite lucky. Their war on the working man is insidious. GOLGO 13 Jul 2015 #22

Yes, there are still private pension plans Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #23

Still some around madville Jul 2015 #24

I work for The World Bank Group LibertyLover Jul 2015 #25

Many union trades do, as well as railroad employees. Brickbat Jul 2015 #26

I will get a modest pension from my Government service.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #27

I have one with my union job. JNelson6563 Jul 2015 #28

As a railroad employee, I get a pension and so does my wife. neverforget Jul 2015 #31

Yes I have a defined-benefit pension thru my Fortune 500 employer TacoD Jul 2015 #32