And cut the lavish benefits, too. Make their cars taxable. End the government pension and put them on social security. Allow them to participate in a supplemental 401k if they wish. No early retirement. End “multiple pensions;” all time in Federal employment goes into social security and that’s it. Have them enroll in HSA’s for health care.
An example: As pro tem judge back in the late 1980s I heard a divorce case involving a former federal employee. He had served in the US Army and Reserves 10 years, then served in the Navy Reserves 15 years, while working at Naval Avionics as a civilian employee, from which he retired with full pension at age 55. He was getting four pension checks a month, totaling over $5000,00, plus full medical care. What was his job at Naval Avionics?
He was a janitor.
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I have no idea about the specifics of your example but, from what I know about federal retirement, this sounds like BS, so it probably is.
The article states “truth be told, it would not save a great deal of money” so this would be just a symbolic action. The writer could do a little investigation to determine waste and abuse and propose actions to eliminate that.
Federal salaries, as well as colas, are set by wage surveys and are consistent with comparable positions in the area. There are dedicated federal workers, in essential positions, that earn every penny they are paid, there are others with ill defined duties and little accountability that have little true purpose. Anyone addressing this issue should know the difference.