Federal Employee Retirement Annuities: How Bad Will It Be?
We all know Federal employees are going to pay more for their pensions, and at retirement they will receive less. It may not be as bad as you think though.
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We all know Federal employees are going to pay more for their pensions, and at retirement they will receive less. It may not be as bad as you think though.
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The author provides a follow up to his previous article about the proposed phased retirement; this time, he looks at its estimated savings in the federal budget.
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