[MSF BU]

My guess is the federal pensions are the safest with the military and especially VA payments being at the top of the list. It would require quite a bit of chutzpah to start reducting thouse directly, although there are certainly other ways to indirectly reduce pensions and benefits.

[cherry]

if you don't think military and VA benefits along with other federal retirement plans are the problem, then you are not being honest...(as a disclaimer...hubby is expecting some kind of guard pension in two years)..

no govt...not a city...not a school district..not a county...not a state...and certainly not a country...can afford to give nearly full pay to people "retiring" in their late 40's or early 50's as does many govts...

sure....its hard to admit...

but SS is a piker compared to these govt entitity "pensions" which are insane....