[muawiyah]

Federal workers already pay for their benefits. State and local government workers don't.

That probably arises from the fact civil service rules are so new to so many states ~ the old spoils system worked that way.

Postal workers are already overpaid $78 billion on their retirement plans and have been subsidizing the federal government the last few years.

[Not A Snowbird]

They added a block to our pay stub that shows how much the government contributes toward our health care, retirement, etc. I think that’s a great idea... most government employees have no idea the amount of taxpayer money goes into their benefits on a monthly basis. We pay almost nothing toward our own retirement other than the TSP contributions we make, but even then the government matches up to 5%.

Feds (I am one) need to understand who they work for.

[xrmusn]

overpaid $78 billion on their retirement plans and have been subsidizing the federal government the last few years.
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Makes you feel ‘good’ to realize the Fed is ‘guarding the chicken coop’ in regards YOUR retirement fund doesn’t it..
Now you know how us SSA types feel. Did you go private sector after USPS retirement? Of course CM’s contributions went into your fund .....

You still up by the substation?

[Jim from C-Town]

The Post Office should have been sold to a private entity decades ago. Other large countries rely on private postal services already. They run at a profit, ours is running a $5 billion per quarter loss. That is the tax payer money for the privilege of receiving home delivered junk mail.

[wayoverthehill]

How do you figure state and local government workers don’t pay for their benefits?

I’m a county government employee and I pay 7% of my salary into the retirement plan. Employees pay for their health insurance too. I don’t carry their plan b/c I have my own but others do.

I’m sure some states have different pay plans but to make a blanket statement like that may not be quite accurate.