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"Having federal employees have to pay more into their pensions offsets the user fees IMO."

It only offsets it if the savings are used to reduce taxes in a commensurate amount. As it is the savings by having the federal employees pay more are just being spent somewhere else.

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I didn't necessarily mean literally offsetting dollar for dollar.

What I meant was that Federal employees having to pay more of their pension is WORTH a hike in user fees (IMO).

It's entitlement reform...a very small one...but reform nonetheless.