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jtuck004

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5. The first baby boomers were responsible for cutting taxes and shipping jobs overseas?

Reply to sinotized (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:57 PM

Jul 2012

'Cause those things had a HELL of a lot more to do with it than someone who worked every fucking day of their life for some thief of an employer only to wind up with a crappy social security check, the only thing between them and a tragic poverty.

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New law gives US companies a break on pensions [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2012 OP

What about the Postal serice? dogman Jul 2012 #1

My first thought, too! What about that biggest union? nt valerief Jul 2012 #9

Working folks stiffed again....... Laurian Jul 2012 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author sinotized Jul 2012 #3

The first baby boomers were responsible for cutting taxes and shipping jobs overseas? jtuck004 Jul 2012 #5

What a load of shit. Seriously, do you have anything to back up your bullshit? Raster Jul 2012 #6

I will have to forfeit two years of Social Security pension because I was born in the 1960s, Kolesar Jul 2012 #14

And this is because of the first baby boomers? I don't think so. Raster Jul 2012 #15

Companies should probably move to a "stock in the company" as a private pension system. w4rma Jul 2012 #7

Another kick the can down the road until when things get better strategy. FarCenter Jul 2012 #8

Another deal blessed by Wellstone ruled Jul 2012 #10

Well, he did promise change... Wilms Jul 2012 #11

Chip, chip, chip...what's gonna happen? cyberswede Jul 2012 #12

Labor has lost too much already Marthe48 Jul 2012 #16

My employer cut pension benefits drastically last time the "discount rate" was lowered Kolesar Jul 2012 #13

Paying for the student bennies by robbing workers' pensions? Yo_Mama Jul 2012 #17