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Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:40 PM

Jul 2012

DLC creeps. Most pensions are in such bad shape due to the changing of what type of investments they can keep. Their loaded with all those bad housing bonds(CDO). Nobody has any balls to push back on the employers. If you are qualified for early draw,you better do it now.

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New law gives US companies a break on pensions [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2012 OP

What about the Postal serice? dogman Jul 2012 #1

My first thought, too! What about that biggest union? nt valerief Jul 2012 #9

Working folks stiffed again....... Laurian Jul 2012 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author sinotized Jul 2012 #3

The first baby boomers were responsible for cutting taxes and shipping jobs overseas? jtuck004 Jul 2012 #5

What a load of shit. Seriously, do you have anything to back up your bullshit? Raster Jul 2012 #6

I will have to forfeit two years of Social Security pension because I was born in the 1960s, Kolesar Jul 2012 #14

And this is because of the first baby boomers? I don't think so. Raster Jul 2012 #15

Companies should probably move to a "stock in the company" as a private pension system. w4rma Jul 2012 #7

Another kick the can down the road until when things get better strategy. FarCenter Jul 2012 #8

Another deal blessed by Wellstone ruled Jul 2012 #10

Well, he did promise change... Wilms Jul 2012 #11

Chip, chip, chip...what's gonna happen? cyberswede Jul 2012 #12

Labor has lost too much already Marthe48 Jul 2012 #16

My employer cut pension benefits drastically last time the "discount rate" was lowered Kolesar Jul 2012 #13

Paying for the student bennies by robbing workers' pensions? Yo_Mama Jul 2012 #17