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beachbumbob

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7. airline pilots got SOME of their pension, my company went under also so my pension was reduced

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 15, 2019, 10:24 AM

Dec 2019

by more than 50% under the PBGC rules. Its is what it is. Coal miners should not got special treatment. Look at what happen with city of Detroit retirees, look at what happened to teamsters in "multi-state" pension fiasco.

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Manchin Plans To Halt Senate Action Over Coal Miners' Benefits [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2019 OP

the coal miners earned those benefits rampartc Dec 2019 #1

When was the last time any corporation paid Superfund tax? beachbumbob Dec 2019 #2

i was going to guess the gingrich congress rampartc Dec 2019 #3

Neither Obama or Clinton did much of anything to get this tax renewed beachbumbob Dec 2019 #5

i'll risk a hide on this one rampartc Dec 2019 #6

Why not a Bill gab13by13 Dec 2019 #4

airline pilots got SOME of their pension, my company went under also so my pension was reduced beachbumbob Dec 2019 #7