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Before you get carried away, let me simply say that I don't have the time or interest to engage in a silly exchange of messages. Doing so is not the reason that I follow the IBM pension related

http://www.pionline.com/article/20121106/REG/121109923/gms-retiree-acceptance-of-lump-sum-seen-as-solid-response says: The roughly 30% of eligible salaried retirees who have accepted General Motors

well, gee thanks for the offer zim, but not if you're interested in taking the position:>) I made reference to no one. Furthermore, I stand by my statement and will reiterate: it is asinine to think

Maybe you just went to work for the wrong company. ?You might have been better off, if you had gone to work for Burroughs, or NCR, or Kodak, or DEC, or Compaq, or HP, or Honeywell, or even General

Yes, thanks to Ed. It's amazing that more IBMers didn't understand the significance of the 1991 changes. No need. however, to refer to other members of this board as asinine. Is it your plan to

A big thank you Ed for the many details of ibms recent past history for employee uses of KY. To even conjecture that ibm would not ax retiree health care is borderline asinine.

Have you not been paying attention over the last 20+ years? In 1991, IBM changed the old Service and Earning pension formula, reducing the percentage used in the calculation from 1.5% to 1.35%. A

Maybe, these 12-yr old stories are still in the memories of some who post

I have been a member of the ibmpension board for about 3 and a half years. I have never tried to post anything there because I do not even half the Post option available to me.

Edward, I don't know about your history with IBM, mine was 33 years, I will tell you this, the IBM Corporation is NOT about to do as YOU state,,,?'IBM has plenty of cash on hand, but the executives

Although current earnings don't affect the pension fund, ALL healthcare benefits, both for current employees and retirees are paid from income as an operating expense. As revenue goes down, it

What a bunch of fantasy conjecturing! ? Current earnings have almost little or NO impact on a company's Pension funding or healthcare benefits. What if the sky falls tomorrow, before noon? ?

Great,,,, I agree with you about our Socialist president,,,, the Chinese must be laughing at him, and saying that we tried that and it doesn't work. Have a great day,,, and a better one tomorrow,,,,

If my last append gives the impression that life has got me down, then I need to be more careful about the way I express myself. For me, retirement is great! I have friends and interests that keep

Aren't you sorry that you woke up this morning. You seem to be saying that each day brings you less than the previous one. ?

Given the age and dwindling numbers of those still receiving IBM retiree health care coverage, I don't really believe that IBM has much to gain by terminating their coverage. In just a few short

If you look at and follow financial advice, one then should consider a pension, no matter how small or large, as part of your balanced portfolio, In other words, consider how much you would have to

Yep, for sure! and I feel sorry for Rochester MN IBM retirees that retired

You are hoping PPACA gets repealed? You do realize companies are under NO obligation to provide healthcare to anyone, with or without PPACA. PPACA may be your only choice someday and you hope it

OK flatiron_blues. I know how to bypass the moderators on ibmpension and have posted a message on your behalf there fully recognizing the risk of being banned from the ibmpension board but really