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President’s Budget Plan Reaffirms HSAs, Proposal Backs Retirement Modernization

Look Around

Fed Employee
DOD
Tue Apr 3, 2007 9:49 AM

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Recently, the Washington Post had articles about the DOE (Dept. of Energy) paying 100% of the costs for medical insurance & pensions for DOE contractors. Then you look at the Bush proposals??? Make us all contractor employees, so we too can get on this "gravy train"!! Also, certain senators opposed cutting the benefits of these contractors. Go figure!! I would love to call my congressional office & hear a voice with a heavy indian accent!! The same for the White House!! They can out source the whole bunch!! That will save us tax payers money (supposedly) & we citizens make get more effective government at the top!!

Re: Look Around

Computer Technician
DISA
Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:34 AM
Of course, if we outsource government to someone with "an Indian accent", or more broadly, any East Asian accent, we can become another version of the "British Administrative District" of the past, when the British government had Civil servants from the local populace run their own country in favor of the British Government's wishes, under the guidance of British Civil Servants assigned to duty "in the colonies".

Come to think of it, the way OUR government treats us now is as though we already HAVE the requisite accent. We certainly are "Subject to the will of the Government" now, instead of being "The Power OF the Government". AND, to really put the frosting on it, OUR government pays US no mind, just like the British Colonial Governments did their subjects (until/unless we riot, just like their subjects).

HSA's

HR Adivsor
Contractor - various
Wed Apr 4, 2007 8:41 AM

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I don't know why the alarm over HSA's. In my experience, they are often the best plan for those with high medical expenses as well: there is no reason to believe that those who are relatively healthy would be siphoned off into HSAs.

As for the concern that some might have higher incomes, of what relevance is that? That would not affect the Government or others under the health plan.

Making some retirees pay more

Logistics Mgmt Spec
U.S. Army
Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:41 PM

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People who are elected to an office and serve 2-, 4-, or 6-years and who will receive a most generous retirement package and medical package sjhould not begruge retire Federal employees their retirement or suggest the Retirees pay more for their insurance coverage.

Less pork-barrell legislation will help to cure money shortages in the budget.

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