There have been no posts on IBM pension issues for the longest time. If you have a pension issue that you would like to discuss, post something and we'll do our best to help you out.
I. BTW, am concerned that ACA may be an issue for IBM retirees. I fear that IBM may decide to drop the healthcare coverage that some of us have and just point us to the exchanges. Seems like it might be more cost effective for IBM to pay a smaller fine per retiree (about $2000 I read somewhere) rather than the roughly $7000 IBM currently contributes to coverage for each retiree that it still covers. This, I believe, is what started the whole ACA discussion. It morphed into something else. I've looked into ACA and the cost vs coverage that I would receive if I had to depend on the exchange for my coverage. What I've learned is based on information currently available for the California exchange. It's not a pretty picture for me.
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--- In ibmpensionissues@..., rspee7 <no_reply@...> wrote:
If you really want to helpful to the rest of us post something simple and concise that informs us of something specific that might impact us IBM retirees. Or ask the group to collectively help with a specific issue relating to IBM pensions. I have been overwhelmed by the recent posting from some you regarding the Affordable Care Act.
I would like to challenge you members who have been posting to stop using:
- Labels such as Republicans versus Democrats
- Name calling
->conservatives, right wing
->liberals, socialists, communists, Obamacare, etc...
->racist
- Using slang
->recent example of this is someone used "his lettuce" which I think is referring to his saved assets or retirement income
- Using rumors or unproven generalizations about the US government's intentions with regard to laws that have been passed
Using the above mentioned in your posts forces us all to take one side or the other with no aid in helping an IBM retiree better understand or deal with a pension issue.
