Posted on 09/09/2021 7:25:55 AM PDT by DEPcom
depending on what state you are in you may opor may not have rights they may or may not disallow unemployment benefits.
remember the only pfizer vaccine available now is under emergency use authorization the one recently approved is not available in usa yet. request the information sheet for any vaccine they are requiring you to take.
talk to a labor law spcialist atty or one known to be working on this issue
i think its unreasonable to require a vaccination tht has so many adverse affects, compile them along with alternative choices-ivermectin et. agree to regular testing etc..
what are other employees doing? strenght in unity.
Absolutely! And the earlier you retire, the bigger "haircut" you get. The decision on when to retire can also be uncoupled from when you start taking SS benefits. So, if you have investments & savings outside of your IRA, 401k, or similar, and you can afford to do so, putting off your social-security benefits can help if you plan to live a very long time.
Alternatively, if you don't have longevity in your genes, or you're already in not-so-good health, taking early can make better sense before you go "toes up".
I actually think you should do the opposite. If you have other investments & savings, only pull from them for what you need to supplement your SS payments.
Start with any pre-tax (such as ROTH IRA or nonqualified savings that you earmarked for retirement), and avoid taking from your IRAs or 401(k)s until later to postpone income taxation.
If you start using up your own money and die before ever getting any SS, then what you saved and set aside will be diminished and not available to pass along to your heirs.
If you need $3,000 per month, and can get $2,000 per month from SS, TAKE IT, and use only $1,000/month of YOUR MONEY. Otherwise, you are using $3,000/month of your money, in the hope that you live until your future date for higher SS.
Sorry, that should be “start with any nontaxable (such as ROTH IRA....etc.”
Not Pretax.
My problem is that I only sometimes want to retire. Lately, it has been “My hair is on fire” every week, sometimes every day. It kept me from taking any PTO so I finally blocked off all of October for PTO. I’m 63 but I normally enjoy what I do but we are down 3 people and I am the oldest rat in the barn so I know how to do everything. All emergencies end up in my lap.
But I honestly don’t know what I would do if I wasn’t working.
COBRA is VERY expensive. Not in my budget on retirement. My wife has coverage through her employer...mine is backup. My HR office advises that I don’t have to get on the Medicare rolls until I leave my employer sponsored insurance. A 6 month window to sign up starts when I retire.
Absolutely. Beyond the long list of death or disability side-effects, I have a few co-morbidities to consider. Valley Fever in my lungs, rheumatoid arthritis, lung damage from 5 cases of pneumonia, cancer at age 28. Age 65. The things I can control are fine. BMI: 21, Fat%: 15, BP:105/53. There is no compelling reason to get the clot shot.
My wife has to contend with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy. All reasons to avoid the clot shot.
If people do the math rather than listen to the SS people, who always tell people they’ll lose cash if they take retirement early, you find the opportunity to gain much much more by taking early retirement.
My echoed thoughts
Just checking. No shot for me either
Great American sick week. Need to show the FedGov we will not be ruled by kings of fascism.
Ping for later.
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