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I have a new assignment in my government class that requires me to interview a Bureaucrat by sending them questions through email. How can I contact a Bureaucrat in the Washington DC area who works for one of the 15 cabinets or their sub-agencies? I need a response within three-four days. This is the survey- Name of Your Agency: a) Is it a part of a larger body or department? Title of Your Position: a) How did you get your job with the federal government? b) What educational credentials do you possess? Number of Years Working There: a) Have you held any previous jobs in the federal government? Location of Office: a) Have you worked for the federal government outside the Washington Metropolitan Area? What work does your particular office do? What specifically do you do on a day-to-day basis? What is the more general mission of the larger agency of department you work for? What aspects of your job do you find the most rewarding or appealing? Are there any frustrations you have as a civil servant? What negative stereotypes exist about government employees, and are they at all based on reality? Do you have any direct of indirect contact in your job with the political appointees? Do you plan to continue in the civil service until retirement? Have you ever regretted your decision to work for the federal government or considered private sector? How would you compare the positives and negatives of government employment versus employment in the private sector? What advice would you give a recent college graduate considering employment with the federal government?

Agree or disagree? * A mixed economy consisting of both private enterprise and publicly owned or subsidized programs of education, universal health care, child care and related social services for all citizens. * An extensive system of social security (although usually not to the extent advocated by socialists), with the stated goal of counteracting the effects of poverty and insuring the citizens against loss of income following illness, unemployment or retirement. * Government bodies that regulate private enterprise in the interests of workers and consumers by ensuring labor rights (i.e. supporting worker access to trade unions), consumer protections, and fair market competition. * Environmentalism and environmental protection laws; for example, funding for alternative energy resources and laws designed to combat global warming. * A value-added/progressive taxation system to fund government expenditures. * A secular and a socially progressive policy. * Immigration and multiculturalism. * Youth rights and lowering the voting age. * Fair trade over free trade. * A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and where possible, effective multilateralism. * Advocacy of social justice, human rights, social rights, civil rights and civil liberties.

How does the deduction work?? Say you get $1200 a month in social security benefits....is that amount deducted from your gross of $2300 a month in civil service or from the net ( about $1700/month)??? What about health insurance????

I am looking at a civil service job with the US government and was wondering if my 3.75 years of military service counts for anything? For example, do they count those years toward retirement? How about when calculating initial salary? Your help is appreciated.

I am a 46-year-old married father of three school-aged kids, and I have been a civil engineer for 23 years. I've moved up the ranks at a civil service agency in Los Angeles, and I am now in a managerial role. The field was somewhat interesting when I started, but now I feel as though I would like to do other things. Although some aspects still interest me, I definitely do not have a passion. I'd like not to have to continue in this role for the next 9 years, until retirement. My current salary comfortably covers my current financial obligations (mortgage, etc.). The type of things I believe that I would like to do (teaching and coaching, or in some way serving others directly) would mean that my salary would be cut in half. I have volunteered as a coach, but it takes too much time away from family. I am the sole wage earner in my household, partly because my wife assists in taking care of our son with special needs (autism). I do fear going from financial stability to financial unknown. In addition n to my degree in civil engineering, I also have an MBA degree. I think the degrees will only go so far, with regard to salary, in my entering another field at the entry level. This is a tough dilemma for me. Any “positive” feedback would be helpful.

First Id like to state I have nothing against the Army. I had a great grandfather, grandfather and an uncle in the Army and I hope to be a future 18D (Army SF Medical SGT). I just thought these were funny jokes. They are kind of long. Hope you enjoy. JOKE 1: C.R.A.P. - Command Reduction of Army Personnel As a result of DOD budget cutbacks, we are forced to reduce the size of the force. Under CRAP, older soldiers will go on early retirement, thus permitting the retention of lower paid soldiers who represent the Army's future. A program to phase out older soldiers via retirement by the end of the current fiscal year will be placed in effect. The program will be known as Retire Active Personnel Early (RAPE). Soldiers who are RAPEd will be given the opportunity to seek civilian employment within the Department of the Army. To that end, RAPEd soldiers will be required to fill out numerous DA Forms (currently in the development, test, and evaluation stage) detailing their education and experience. This phase does not guarantee retired soldiers a civil service position; it does, however, guarantee that the soldier's unique capabilities will be considered before being bypassed in the hiring process. This phase of CRAP is known as Survey of Capabilities of Retired Warriors (SCREW). Soldiers who have been RAPEd and SCREWed may request review of their situation by higher authority. This is the Study by Higher Authority Following Termination (SHAFT) phase. CRAP policy dictates that a soldier may be RAPEd once, SCREWed twice, but may be SHAFTed as many times as the Army leadership deems appropriate. If a soldier follows the above procedures, he or she will be entitled to get Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance (HERPES). As HERPES is considered a benefit payment, any soldier who gets HERPES will no longer be RAPEd or SCREWed by the Army. The Army leadership wishes to assure younger soldiers who remain on active duty that the Army will continue its policy of ensuring that soldiers are well trained through our Special High Intensity Training (SH*T) program. The Army takes pride in the amount of SH*T our soldiers receive and can boast that it gives its soldiers more SH*T than any other service. If a soldier feels he or she does not get enough SH*T, see your commander. Your commander is especially trained to make sure you receive all the SH*T you can stand. JOKE 2: A marine recon platoon was on patrol when the lt. noticed a lone special forces soldier standing on a hill top in their area. The lt. told two of his men to go take out that man. They promptly ran as fast as they could toward the sf soldier. Just before they got to the top, the sf soldier ran over the other side of the hill. The two marines followed. For the next few miniutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped and the sf soldier came up on the hill top. He brushed off his bdu's, straightened his beret, crossed his arms and stood there looking at the marines. The lt., pissed, called for a squad to go get that sf soldier. They promptly ran as fast as they could toward the sf soldier. Just before they got to the top, the sf soldier ran over the other side of the hill. The marine squad followed. For the next few miniutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped and the sf soldier came up on the hill top. He brushed off his bdu's, straightened his beret, crossed his arms and stood there looking at the marines. The lt. was really hot now. He ordered the rest of his platoon to attack the sf soldier. Determined that the recon was far superior to the one sf soldier they had blood in their eyes as they ran up the hill.Just before they got to the top, the sf soldier ran over the other side of the hill. The marine's followed. For many miniutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. It continued and continued. Finally there was one lone marine crawling back to the lt., all bloody and beat about the head and shoulders. His bdu's were torn, cuts were all over his body. The lt. asked for a sit.rep. The lone marine, bloody and beaten replied in a forceful and fearful voice "Sir, run, its a trick. There are TWO of them!!" JOKE 3: Two privates (who were roommates) were always getting into trouble. One day, while being marched up and down the drill field by their first sergeant as punishment for yet another infraction, the three came upon a lantern. One of the privates pick up the lantern and rubs it. A Genie pops out. "I will give you each one wish; that's three wishes total," says the Genie. The first private says, "I want to be back in my warm dry barracks room, surrounded by beautiful women with all the pizza and beer I can handle. *POOF* the first private disappears. The second private says, "Good idea!" I want to be there also." Looking at the

worked local authority 25 yrs paid into lgss. Civil service took us over 4 years ago. Froze my local government pension. Civil service now offering early severance, only been in their pension 4 years. Are civil service obliged to compensate me for the previous 25 years (this is not early retirement as under 50 yrs old Thanx

-A mixed economy consisting of both private enterprise and publicly owned or subsidized programs of education, health care, child care and related social services for all citizens. -An extensive system of social security (although usually not to the extent advocated by socialists), with the stated goal of counteracting the effects of poverty and insuring the citizens against loss of income following illness, unemployment or retirement. -Government bodies that regulate private enterprise in the interests of workers and consumers by ensuring labor rights (i.e. supporting worker access to trade unions), consumer protections, and fair market competition. -Environmentalism and environmental protection laws; for example, funding for alternative energy resources and laws designed to combat global warming. -A value-added/progressive taxation system to fund government expenditures. -A secular and a socially progressive policy. Immigration and multiculturalism. -Fair trade over free trade. -A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and where possible, effective multilateralism. -Advocacy of social justice, human rights, social rights, civil rights and civil liberties. This is the definition of a facism: A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. Oppressive, dictatorial control. How is this liberal thinking? I have said nothing about taking away freedoms or having government control.

Hi, How do I compute my retirements? $3,500 per month in CSRS (civil service retirement system), $3,000 per month in Military Retirement and $666 in Social security. I have $300,000 in US Government bonds. My house is paid for and taxed at $148,000 in Idaho, and is paid for. I have two cars, a 2008 Lexus IS 350 and a 1998 Camry and 2001 B3000 Pickup. Thanks for your help S1lent

all of my husbands income consits of soc. security, military ret. and civil service retirement, we always heard that only the goverment can garnish these type of income, is this true?

I just dont know if i can afford to see a fertility specialist! what are my other options or what did other people do to get pregnant. My insurance doesn't cover any type of fertility... I am so sad!! I watched my cousin and his wife go through it all btu their insurance covered alot of it and they had the money to afford the rest and ended up adopting!! I think i have alot of problems his wife has or had and I am afraid that my fiance and i will never be able to have a baby. he's a police officer and I work for the city as well but we dont make all that much but we have stable jobs cause we are backed by civil service and do have retirements and decent insurance just not one that covers fertility...any suggestions!! MY obgyn doesnt help or give me much hope nor does she give me much confidence in what she says....

Some years ago I paid, voluntarily, into an additional voluntary contributions scheme in the civil service through Scottish Widows. I stopped paying after a while and haven't made payments since. I have asked for my money back but Scottish Widows say I cannot have it until my retirement point. It is about £1700 that I could do with now, does anyone know if I can get it or can Scottish Widows hold onto it?

My grandmother has a 1099-R from the Office of Personnel Management for a Civil Service retirement which lists the taxable amount in box 2a as "unknown". Gross distribution was $12192; Federal Income Tax Withheld was $69; this is a civil service retirment. There are no divorces or deaths (which most of the literature tends to reference). So, is the amount paid in box 1 the same as the taxable amount? If not, how do I determine taxable amount for box 2a when it says Unknown? I am pretty good at reading tax forms, but I can't figure this one out. Thanks! bkutil

I have called medicare agents and have been told I cannot get medicare on my husbands record because I get a federal government pension. I worked for civil service and get a civil service retirement. I am now over 65. I have known others getting medicare on their husbands record. Who can I contact besides these medicare agents that can only say no. I want to contact someone who can say yes.

They're not the same thing! I am a Social Democrat and here is how I think things should be. Tell me what you think. How a Social Democratic System works. •A mixed economy consisting of both private enterprise and government-owned or subsidized programs of education, health care, child care and related social services for all citizens. •An extensive system of social security (although not to the extent advocated by socialists), with the stated goal of counteracting the effects of poverty and insuring the citizens against loss of income following illness, unemployment or retirement. •Government bodies that regulate big business enterprise in the interests of workers and consumers by ensuring labor rights (i.e. supporting worker access to trade unions), consumer protections, and fair market competition. •Environmentalism and environmental protection laws; for example, funding for alternative energy resources and laws designed to combat global warming. •A value-added/progressive taxation system to fund government expenditures. •A secular and progressive social policy, although this varies markedly in degree. •Immigration and multiculturalism. •Fair trade over free trade. •A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and where possible, effective multilateralism. •Advocacy of social justice, human rights, social rights, civil rights and civil liberties. •Social democratic policies actually enhance individual rights by raising the standard of living of the great majority of the population, increasing social mobility, raising the power of workers and consumers in society. •The unregulated market that fiscal conservatives advocate is incapable of addressing global poverty and inequality in an equitable way. •Social democracy stabilizes economic conditions by providing economic security to individuals and eliminating the threat of extreme poverty. •The argument that social democratic governments spend too much and run up deficits is undermined by the record of conservative administrations (e.g. in the United States and the United Kingdom) which have run up unprecedented deficits. •By restricting some economic rights, social democracy makes the market more fair (for small businesses and consumers, for example). By the way how does Socialized health care not work? Many places have it and it works better than our own.

Apparently most people think that having just a LITTLE regulation in the economy automatically counts for Socialism or Communism. First of all many nations in the world have slightly regulated economies and still count as Capitalist Society's. Countries like Sweden have more economic and Political Freedom then the United States and they have a universal health care system. They have welfare but almost nobody in unemployed. They are what we call a Social Democracy. For those of you who don't know what that is here are some guidelines. * A mixed economy consisting of both private enterprise and government-owned or subsidized programs of education, health care, child care and related social services for all citizens. * An extensive system of social security (although usually not to the extent advocated by socialists), with the stated goal of counteracting the effects of poverty and insuring the citizens against loss of income following illness, unemployment or retirement. * Government bodies that regulate private enterprise in the interests of workers and consumers by ensuring labor rights (i.e. supporting worker access to trade unions), consumer protections, and fair market competition. * Environmentalism and environmental protection laws; for example, funding for alternative energy resources and laws designed to combat global warming. * A value-added/progressive taxation system to fund government expenditures. * A secular and progressive social policy, although this varies markedly in degree. * Immigration and multiculturalism. * Fair trade over free trade. * A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and where possible, effective multilateralism. * Advocacy of social justice, human rights, social rights, civil rights and civil liberties. So tell me why doing things like what we're doing here in the United States not counts for Socialism? btw Socialism is more extreme and Communism is the most extreme. But consider how I mentioned Sweden. Having that little Regulation and having more eco-political freedom then we do.

I am currently in high school, and I'm thinking about trying to get into the air force, as a pilot. Really what I'm asking is: IF I was able to get through ROTC, training, flight school, and the mandatory 10 years of service as a pilot, I would be something like 35. If I were to do this, would I basically be signing my life over to the military? Would any aspirations towards a civil job, possibly as a designer or engineer or something, be gone? At that point might it be better to stay another 8 years or so and get retirement benefits? Also, to anyone who joined as a pilot, are you glad you did? Thanks, and sorry for lumping so many questions into one. By the way, I meant College ROTC. Which is why i was concerned about making myself an actual career after, because I hope for a degree in engineering.

I served in the Army for over six years and I am looking for a job where my military years will count towards my retirement. Someone mentioned that the job has to be a civil service job.

Three new laws broadening protections for California’s LGBT community have gone into effect. The laws protect seniors in assisted living and young people in schools and foster care. The Foster Youth School Safety Education Act helps protect foster youth against harassment and discrimination at school. The new law educates foster care youth and their caregivers about existing California laws that protect students against bias. It was authored by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D) and supported by the National Association of Social Workers and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network. The second new law will help prevent bias in senior care facilities and nursing homes. Authored by former Sen. Carole Migden (D) it requires licensed healthcare professionals who have constant interaction with seniors to participate in a training program that focuses on preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Many health professionals already receive cultural diversity training, but it does not include information and education about LGBT issues. Basic rights, such as the choice to live in the same nursing home with a partner and the right to hospital visitation are routinely denied to same-gender couples in older age, according to a 2000 study from the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The study also found that same-gender partners lack essential protections, including Medicaid benefits and access to pensions, which typically protect the homes and retirement funds of surviving spouses who are married. The third law is the Civil Rights Act of 2008. It strengthens existing law to ensure protections based on gender, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status and sexual orientation. The law clarifies sections of law that prohibit discrimination in insurance and government services and activities. In addition to support from EQCA, it was endorsed by the California State Conference of the NAACP. Looks like a reason for optimism in CA? Maybe prop. 8 will be overturned, no?

The civil svc job has a pension plan. I don't know what the retirement is like for the private company yet. Also the private company job is 35 hrs per week.

is it only military and civil service retirement give you a cost of living raise every the only ones that do that. That's what my grand father said but I dint believe him or is he right

i know that military starts receiving retirement after their discharge. but i was told that civil service is just like regular retirement and had to wait till age 65.is this true? he was also mititary during some of his civil service,does this matter?

Considering the following socialist programs, isn’t it odd to now be yelling "Socialist" at someone for merely wanting affordable healthcare? Don't you think calling Obama a socialist is a tad extreme when you consider the facts? Government Worker Programs: Civil Service Retirement Systems Federal Employee Retirement Systems Railroad Retirement System Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Programs: Public Housing Rental Vouchers & Certificates Section 8 Housing Vouchers Shelter Plus Care Single Room Occupancy Low Income Home Energy Assistance Social Security Programs: Social Security (OASDI) Unemployment Insurance Temporary Disability Insurance Medicare Medicaid Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Welfare Programs: Supplemental Security Income Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Food Stamp Program Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National School Lunch Program School Breakfast Program United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Programs That Threaten Liberties in General: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Import Tariffs BTW I do support these programs, just to be clear I think they are needed and I think Obamas health plan is needed. I totaly agree Subwm. Comee, that is achieving the same goal as the other programs in a more sensible way. I am in the higher tax bracket and I can tell you from personal history that for every dime he raises my taxes I can write off more then enough to cover it. It won't effect me that much trust me, I don't mind cutting back on a couple grande lattes to help America have a stronger economy. Don't you find it odd that most of us in the higher tax bracket aren't the ones crying about it? Your splitting hairs. Point is that social programs does not make one a socialist. Obama is not a socialist any more then the ones that passed these programs. The elite have gotten more then a fair shake and my tax bracket has had plenty of breaks in my taxes I think turn about is fair play. BTW Obama didn't write the bail out and I'll point out that it is McCain’s economic plan that is actually yet another bail out by purchasing bad mortgages from the bans... That’s your guy... you know the maverick. That was his big announcement . Jim... as I said McCains plan... Chance... As I said I support our current programs and I support Obamas health care... his health care is a choice, an option, not a mandate. Scott... Wow, did you even read anything up here? You are way off base. Also to scott... For the record, do not receive any government subsidies. Even my retirement plan does not include anything from the government. I am grateful for my economic standing and what I have been able to achieve. I have been lucky and blessed. As I said, you are way off base. @Chanc... I read again what you've said and I must say in the U.S. you couldn't get health care coverage for 5k a year. Before my biz. took off I paid over 5k a year through my employers as part of a package, It costs me 12k a year now

I need a site that will compare McCain and Obama in the following areas: 1. the economy (including employment issues, affordability of goods and services, credit, retirement planning, savings) 2. health care and health insurance 3. crime and the criminal justice system (including crime prevention, access to fair treatment under the law, drug laws, etc.) 4. education and access to higher education 5. discrimination and civil rights (racism, sexism, homophobia/gay marriage, etc.) 6. affordable housing 7. employment (creation of jobs, fair wages, other strategies to reduce unemployment) 8. reproductive rights (including abortion, sex education, birth control, etc.) 9. immigration and undocumented immigrants

what has Obama done? I love this question…. here’s a start: Education: * 1983 Foreign Policy Degree from Columbia, * 1991 Law Degree from Harvard, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, and he served as the President of the Harvard Law Review, one of the most prestigious student positions in the world. Community Organizer, 1985 He sought to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods plagued with crime and high unemployment * Moved the Chicago Housing Authority to remove asbestos in housing * Established a job-training center * Worked in the streets on voter registration to help elect President Clinton * Registered 150,000 people to vote Civil Rights Lawyer Miner, Barnhill & Galland: litigated employment discrimination, housing discrimination, and voting rights cases. * Protecting voters: seccessfully sued state of Illinois for failing to implement a federal voter-registration law. * Successfully defended a whistleblower who lost her job, for a $5 million settlement Constitutional Law professor/lecturer at the University of Chicago Illinois State Senate 1996 - 2004 * Welfare legislation * Created the Earned Income Tax Credit program that gave over $100 million in tax cuts for families throughout Illinois over 3 years. * Expanded early childhood education * Enlisted the support of law enforcement officials to draft legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases. * He passed a law to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they stopped. The law was at first very controversial, but due to Obama’s skills as a negotiator and bipartisanships, he won the support of the police. During his 2004 general election campaign for U.S. Senate, he won the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, whose president credited Obama for his active engagement with police organizations in enacting death penalty reforms. * Pass the toughest campaign finance law in Illinois history. The legislation banned the personal use of campaign money by Illinois legislators and banned most gifts from lobbyists. Worked with U.S. Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL), 1988. Before the law was passed, one organization ranked Illinois worst among 50 states for its campaign finance regulations. * Created a working, affordable health care plan in Illinois, that covers 70,000 kids and 84,000 adults, where all kids qualify for $40 per child. Obama sponsored and passed this legislation, working with Rod R. Blagojevich(IL Gov.) See All Kids http://www.allkids.com/ . It is a model for a workable, affordable national health care. Honors: * Outstanding Legislator Award * Campaign for Better Health Care and Illinois Primary Health Care Association, 1998 * Best Freshman Legislator Award * Independent Voters of Illinois, 1997 * Monarch Award for Outstanding Public Service, 1994 * “40 Under 40” Award, Crain’s Chicago Business, 1993. * Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Spoken Word Recording for the audio version of his book, Dreams from My Father. US Senate, 2004 - present He is a member of several Senate Committees: * Committee on Foreign Relations, that plays a vital role in shaping US policy around the world. * Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that addresses, among other things, issues of immigration and our borders. * Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: oversees our nation’s health care, schools, employment, and retirement programs * Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: focused on providing our brave veterans with the care and services they deserve. * 2005-2006: Environment and Public Works Committee, which safeguards our environment and provides funding for our highways The Numbers Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427. Legislation Passed in US Senate * Lugar-Obama Act to decrease nuclear and conventional weapons proliferation around the world. * Coburn-Obama Transparency Act transparency in federal spending, found at httP://www.usaspending.gov * Cosponsored the Healthy Kids Act of 2007 and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 to ensure that more American children have affordable health care coverage. * Obama worked to pass a number of laws in Illinois and Washington to improve the health of women. His accomplishments include creating a task force on cervical cancer, providing greater access to breast and cervical cancer screenings, and helping improve prenatal and premature birth services. * As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Obama passed legislation to improve care and slash red tape for our wounded warriors recovering at places like Walter Reed. He passed laws to help homeless veterans and offered an innovative solution to prevent at-risk veterans from falling into home I think that the people that have no substance, to my question and statemen

Senator McCain has voted ‘NO’ to all of these issues when they came up for vote before the senate. Does the public really know his voting record? (Obama voted ‘Yes’) Information is from the US Senate website. 1.To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States 2.To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government. 3.To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted. 4.To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States. 5.A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. 6.To protect service members and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to service members, and to allow service members to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence. 7.To provide a homestead floor for the elderly. 8.To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes. 9.To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing. 10.To provide protection for medical debt homeowners. 11.To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members. 12.To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft 13.To discourage predatory lending practices. 14.To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy. 15.To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage 16.To clarify that the means test does not apply to debtors below median income. 17.To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing. 18.To limit claims in bankruptcy by certain unsecured creditors. 19.To restore funding for education programs that are cut and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes. 20.To ensure that 75-year solvency has been restored to Social Security before Congress considers new deficit-financed legislation that would increase mandatory spending or cut taxes. 21.To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt. 22.To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing the necessary resources to our firefighters, police, EMS workers and other first-responders by restoring $1,626 billion in cuts to first-responder programs. 23.To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006. 24.To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations 25.To repeal the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies which move manufacturing operations and American jobs offshore. 26.To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents 27.To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care. 28.To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits. 29.To increase funding for border security 30.To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence 31.To improve the energy security of the United States and reduce United States dependence on foreign oil imports by 40 percent by 2025. 32.To provide additional funding for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration 33.To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the tax breaks for individuals with annual incomes in excess of $1 million. 34.To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal year

For retirement purposes.

I am a municipal employee with almost 20 years. The municipality is in the process of changing the retirement benefit package, namely the insurance benefit. Currently the municipality pays 100% of the retirees monthly premium. I am 1 year and 6 months away from early retirement and now they want to make it to where we pay 25%. Can they do this? Are benefit packages considered vested rights? When you are hired and told the benefits, is that considered a verbal contract? I am getting mixed answers on this. And as an aside, in case it makes a difference, we are civil service. I have a feeling that while this is hardly fair, they will be able to do it. If they go through with this, both Police and Municipal employees with 25 years or more, must retire by the end of the year to qualify for the 100% medical. Everyone else will have to go to a 75/25 split. Employees that would stay, are being forced to retire earlier then they normally would. It just isn't right.

This is taken from his website: Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement Combat Employment Discrimination Expand Hate Crimes Statutes End Deceptive Voting Practices End Racial Profiling Reduce Crime Recidivism by Providing Ex-Offender Support Eliminate Sentencing Disparities Expand Use of Drug Courts Plan to Combat Poverty Reconciling Faith and Politics Plan to Strengthen the Economy Plan to Change Washington A World class education Plan for a Healthy America Plan for Immigration Plan for Ending the War in Iraq Plan to Support Rural Communities Barack Obama's Plan for Universal Voluntary Public Service Plan to Strengthen Retirement Security What is the role of government in our lives? The fundamental purpose of government is the maintenance of basic security and public order. Is Obama's expansion of government really a social experiment, do we really want all this govt. intruding in our lives? Govt. is already too big! your thoughts?

When retiring from a civil service job, is it better to retire by claiming disability or just going through regular retirement?

I am forty years old (41 in July) and live in a borough outside of NYC. I currently am a Civil Servant and work in City Government in a terribly boring clerical/administrative position as a Records Dept. Supervisor in the Office of Personnel Services. My salary is a joke at $48K but I have job security, a pension, 401K plan, 457 plan, Vision, Dental, and Health Insurance not subsidized from my payckeck. I have a BBA for Industrial Pyschology but no other degrees or training and I feel like a TOTAL LOSER! I'm in a failed marriage but because rent is astronomical am still living with her and another roomate and I DESPERATELY need to live a different life for the better. I'd like a new career with excellent money potential and have been thinking about either Massage or Acupuncture. However, I am an EXTREME loner and have serious difficulty socializing with others. I'm afraid of the cost and time required for these careers! Should I just stick where I am and wait for retirement-HELP!

Or should I say possibly Rev. Wrong!!! Oboma has a conundrum is he a racist or did just need to be accepted into the Black Community so Rev. Wright was the path to Chicago Black Community acceptance or is there something more sinister lurking around the corner. My hunch was right. Barack would turn the tables. Yes, Barack agreed, Wright's statements were "controversial," and "divisive," and "racially charged," reflecting a "distorted view of America." But we must understand the man in full and the black experience out of which the Rev. Wright came: 350 years of slavery and segregation. Barack then listed black grievances and informed us what white America must do to close the racial divide and heal the country. The "white community," said Barack, must start "acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination -- and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past -- are real and must be addressed. Not just with words, but with deeds ... ." And what deeds must we perform to heal ourselves and our country? The "white community" must invest more money in black schools and communities, enforce civil rights laws, ensure fairness in the criminal justice system and provide this generation of blacks with "ladders of opportunity" that were "unavailable" to Barack's and the Rev. Wright's generations. What is wrong with Barack's prognosis and Barack's cure? Only this. It is the same old con, the same old shakedown that black hustlers have been running since the Kerner Commission blamed the riots in Harlem, Watts, Newark, Detroit and a hundred other cities on, as Nixon put it, "everybody but the rioters themselves." Was "white racism" really responsible for those black men looting auto dealerships and liquor stories, and burning down their own communities, as Otto Kerner said -- that liberal icon until the feds put him away for bribery. Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude? Barack talks about new "ladders of opportunity" for blacks. Let him go to Altoona and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for "deserving" white kids. Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.

Whether or not a 60-year old government employee who has been in the service for 39 years and was found guilty for a grave administrative offense under the Civil Service Law may be dismissed from the service WITHOUT forfeiture of retirement benefits, cancellation of eligibility and perpetual disqualification to enter government service.

My mid-70's father in law married his 80 year old girlfriend in 2005. Both receive pensions and SS. A so-called tax professional told them they would pay less tax by filing single which they did for 2005 & 2006. The Dad passed in early 2008 and we want to claim any benefits he had from his military and civil service retirements for his wife. I will file them married filing jointly for 2007 but how much trouble are they in for 2005 and 2006? What are the chances they will be caught? If I revise their taxes now, is it too late to file the two single returns as one married filing jointly to save them as much as I can? Can I plead Alzeimers to save any penalty fees? To file for benefits for the wife requires giving the 2005 wedding date.

I am currently recieving a medical retirement pension from the civil service. I have been offered a job with a borough council, will this have an impact on my pension? Thanks

I took a voluntary retirement from govt of india service in the month of April 2007 due to domestic reasons Now I intend to rejoin the service again Is there is any rule in civil services vide which I can rejoin the service.

As 77 million members of the Baby Boom generation begin to retire, America is about to experience one of the most dramatic economic, sociological and demographic changes in its history. The institutions we have relied upon in the past are completely unprepared for what lies ahead. Politicians, the national news media and the general public have become increasingly aware that our federal entitlement programs are about to be swamped. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid have made trillions of dollars of explicit and implicit unfunded promises. In fact, by 2030 (about the midpoint of the baby boomers' retirement years), we will have to double every tax rate or cut every benefit in half. But our problems do not end there. Federal, state and local governments have made $5 trillion in promises (many of which are unfunded) to civil service workers. Corporate America owes about $450 billion in pension promises and $350 billion in post-retirement health care promises that are also unfunded. To make matters worse, the instruments we have created to help individuals save for their own retirement - principally through 401(k) accounts — are also not working well. In general, people are not saving enough, and they are not prudently investing the funds they do save. Behind our inadequate institutions are inadequate public policies. For example: * On balance, the tax law encourages current consumption, but discourages saving for consumption during retirement. * Even more important, the tax law encourages overconsumption of health care before retirement, but discourages saving for what are likely to be greater health needs later in life. * The American answer to the European-style welfare state has traditionally been employer-provided benefits. Yet: * Unwise public policies are encouraging large employers to abandon pension and post-retirement health care promises made to their employees. * Other policies are preventing employers from helping employees make their own provision for income and health care during the retirement years. * The policies that are most inadequate for the baby boomers' retirement years are those affecting early retirees. In general: * People who retire early will find that their opportunities to save are much more restricted than those available to people still in the workforce. * They will find that health insurance is not only more costly when purchased by individuals, but the insurance (unlike insurance obtained at work) must be purchased with after-tax dollars. * Once they begin drawing Social Security, they will discover that if they earn additional income, say by working part-time, they will face draconian effective tax rates - taking as much as two-thirds of what they earn. * And even if they don't work for wages, they will discover that the tax rates on their pension income and IRA withdrawals are much higher than the rates paid by younger taxpayers at the same income level.

What The Job Ad Says And What It Really Means Work processing skills essential There's a crippling case of carpal tunnel syndrome in your future Salary range $24,000- $32,000 The salary is $24,000 Civil service This job was filled from the inside six months ago Women and minorities encouraged White males need not waste the stamp to apply Top-notch communications skills Telemarketing Salary negotiable We'll take the lowest bidder Advancement opportunity Crappy job Entry level Really a crappy job No experience necessary The mother of all crap jobs Administrative assistant: Crap job with a title. Ground floor opportunity: Crap job with a company that will file bankruptcy within a year. Progressive company: Employees get to wear jeans every other Friday. Team player: Must deal with dangerously territorial co-workers with rabid personalities. Upbeat personality: Must neither threaten us with any kind of lawsuit nor use the drug & alcohol rehab benefit within the first year. Public relations: Receptionist Professional appearance important: $20K/yr job that requires a $100K/yr wardrobe Pleasant telephone manner: Be the voice of 1-900-HOT-TIME Jeans job! Minimum wage temp job in concentration camp conditions. Will train: Prior conviction of a felony or two no problem. B.A. required, master's preferred: Must be an M.A. willing to work on a B.A.'s salary Outstanding benefits package: Health insurance. Tons of variety! We took all the heinous tasks no other employee would do & rolled them into one job. Beautiful offices in attractive location: Brand new ticky-tacky windowless building where the picture frames all match the carpeting. Secretary: Woman-only job with the responsibilities of management & wages of a migrant worker. Executive secretary: The most powerful position in the company Dedicated: You're looking at a minimum of 80 hours a week from now until we force you into early retirement. Salary commensurate: We'll pay you whatever the hell we feel like. Competitive salary: We'll pay you up to 10% more than your last job and not one penny more. Competitive starting salary: Ten cents above minimum wage. Pleasant atmosphere: A staff of pod people. Professional atmosphere: Zombie pod people. Fun, creative atmosphere: Pod people from hell. Dynamic atmosphere: Zombie pod people from hell. Gal Friday: Anyone who actually applies for this job deserves it. Self-starter: Open to very broad interpretation since no one really knows what

HERE IS CT. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT CA IS FOR THESE THINGS. State: CT General Scope of Bargaining for CT: Wages, hours, and other conditions of employment Items Excluded from Collective Bargaining for CT: Civil Service (merit) testing, scoring, and hiring from dscoring lists Recognizes Collective Bargaining Coalition for CT: Yes, for retirement and health insurance benefits (allows some negotiation by individual unions) Required Legislative Approval of Agreements for CT: Statues provide for approval or rejection, but also allow default approval if no action by legislature within 30 days when in session Bargaining Agreements Supersede Statues for CT: Yes, for matters appropriate to collective bargaining Strikes Prohibited for CT: Yes

Disability Question Details: I am 80% compensated from the VA and i still work for the fed govt now, however i am going out on medical disability retirement. The question i have is this; on the OPM forms for disability they ask about if i am receiving any type of compensation from the VA. I am to assume that they mean as a retiree from the military for which i am NOT, so will my receiving money from VA affect my case for disability from civil service. I am under FERS...THANKS...Tony

I applied for a job with civil service that was listed as a temp position possibly for a term up to two years. During my interview (my first with civil service) I was told the temp position could possibly become permanent. I declined the position as it did not include any insurance or retirement benefits, but am now wondering if I did the wrong thing. Any civil service employees reading this, is it common for temp positions to become permenent or do they just say that to lure qualified applicants to fill slots? This was a position that was originally performed by military personel but is being transferred to civilian employees at least for the time being.

even when the pay is so much better and there's more "creative input" and flexibility. The job security is obvious but if someone is talented, it shouldn't be a problem surviving in private sector. The retirement package is okay (some better than others) but a person can save for retirement WITHOUT working for the government for most of their life. I work for the county. The pay sucks, the red tape and inflexibility is mind-numbing and I yearn to go back into the private sector. Am I crazy for considering it. (The private sector--I worked for attorneys--was a bit fickle and not very secure) But I don't see the big, huge benefit of staying in the county for the rest of my life.

Assume that the Civil Service (Pensions) Act 2004 (the 2004 Act) provides that all civil servants may retire on a full pension at the age of sixty. Section 2 provides that the provisions of the 2004 Act are to take precedence over Acts passed or to be passed. Section 3 provides that the 2004 Act shall not be amended or repealed unless the consent of the Council of Civil Service Unions is first obtained. The scheme proves to be very expensive and the Pensions Act 2007 abolishes the scheme and raises the retirement age for civil servants to sixty five. The Council of Civil Service Unions is not consulted. Write a report advising the Council of Civil Service Unions as to: 1.whether, the courts would have jurisdiction to consider the validity of the Pensions Act 2007 (40 Marks); 2.whether Section 2 of the Civil Service (Pensions) Act 2004 would be effective to protect the 2004 Act from amendment or repeal (30 Marks ); and 3.whether Section 3 of the Civil Service (Pensions) Act 2004 would be effective to protect the 2004 Act from amendment or repeal. (30 Marks)

Requirements to Possess New/Transfer Firearm (Individual) An individual must be a Filipino citizen, at least 21 years of age, of good moral character and qualified to posses/own a firearm. Application form must be properly accomplished, signed by the applicant and duly notarized. The following forms are to be strictly complied with before submission: Forms to be accomplished Duly accomplishes Firearm License Application (3 copies duly notarized w/ CTC No.) PNP Form No. 2 (Application for Regular License) Information Sheet Affidavit of No-Pending Case Drug Test Gun Safety Seminar with OR Neuro-Psychiatric Test with OR DI/PNP Clearance Police Clearance (Place of Residence) Mayor's Clearance (Place of Residence) Court Clearance (Place of Residence) Ballistics/Stencil Report PNP Form No.12 (Permit to Purchase Firearm and Ammunition) Firearm License Fee (EO256) and Surety Bond Firearm License Card Fee P150.00 Deed of Sale or Affidavit of Transfer (For Transfer Firearm) Three (3) 2x2 and two (2) 1x1 ID pictures with signature Proof of Citizenship for Foreign Sounding names (Birth Certificate, etc.) Other documents required FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL Certificate of Employment Income Tax Return duly notarized by BIR representative FOR PROFESSIONAL Photocopy of PTR for the current year Income Tax Return duly notarized by BIR representatives FOR BUSINESSMAN Business Name Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement FOR PROPRIETOR / OVERSEER / ADMINISTRATOR Treasurer's Certificate showing value of agricultural land Income Tax Return duly notarized by BIR representative FOR SENATOR / CONGRESSMAN Appointment Order FOR OFFICIAL / EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE / CONGRESS / APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS Copy of appointment from the Civil Service FOR PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS / EMPLOYEES Copy of appointment from the Civil Service or Oath of Office FOR SENIOR CITIZEN Letter request addressed to C,PNP (Attn: C,FED) Proof or document showing that applicant is under actual threat or his life is in imminent danger Xeroxed copy of renewed Firearm License Xeroxed copy of expired permit (for Renewal) Medical Certificate - attesting to the applicant is fit to possess, handle and carry firearm Senior Citizen's ID Card PTCFOR ID Card Fee - P150.00 FOR AFP / PNP / BJMP PERSONNEL Latest Enlistment/Re-enlistment/Appointment/Absorption Order for those in Active Service or Retirement Order for Retirees

It's the prison service and she's worried that because she is coming up to legal retirement age that she will be given her cards ie as the end of her contract. She is aware that the age of retirement is due to be increased but is not sure what her legal status is. Should she be looking for a new job?

How many people can we afford to employ in this manner at tax payer expense . I have never been a fan of government employing people but today it seems the best jobs are with government contractors and direct employment within the government . Government subsidized health care , road construction , power companies that are heavily regulated and many jobs most consider to be private employment like the millions working in the defense industry . How many people can we afford to offer full health care and 20 year retirements to . With many collecting pension benefits after only ten years . As some one who has worked outside the government sphere of care taking , my taxes have steadily increased to benefit those people who work providing the services I am told I need . I have little say in the benefits of teachers, police and civil service employees who have strong bargaining lobbies with millions of dollars to spend electing the right people to office . How do we reduce this number .

my wife gets 50% of my retirement when we divorse due to the fact it is civil service is there any way to compare what it would be if it were social security

My wife and I are talking about divorce. I still love her, however, she's told me that she no longer attracted to me and that we have grown apart. I haven't always been the best husband, but I've never been abusive. We've been seperated for about a year and half now, I was deployed to Afghan for 8 months and then 3 months later I left for Korea. We haven't been togethor for about 2 years now. I really don't want a divorce, however, she's made it evident that we'd never be close again. She has attempted to be friendly for years but she keeps becoming distant again. She was abused when she was a teen at home. I got used to her being distant. The problem now is that I've been in military for 20 years now, married to her the whole time. I've put her through school, she has a Master's degree and has a civil service job with retirement benefits. I've asked her about my retirement, whether she plans to try to take it, she never replies. What does everyone think? Thanks for all the replies, many asked about my final question. I ran out out space and really didn't explain myself very well. My real question is this, "Is my wife not answering my question about requesting half of my retirement because she just doesn't like to talk about our divorce or do you think it's more likely that she's just not talking because she doesn't want to warn me that she's after retirement." I'm willing to give up most everything we own now. I'm just afraid that I might remarry and not be able to fully provide for a new wife. It just doesn't seem fair that I might possible have less to provide any future wife because of a past marriage. I guess that's just a fact of life. It just seems unfair. I know I'd feel different if my present wife was a stay at home mom with no education. But, she's far from that. She has a good government job and will eventually have a retirement check my like mine. That really is my question, is she keeping secrets.

Dad passed away in 1971 and he was not married, i am beneficiary, Dad had CSRS and FERS. He was also retired military 28 years.

My father-in-law recently passed away. He had an annuity set up for a period of 35yrs. unfortunately he was only able to use it for two years before he passed. He was not married and both of his children are over the age of eighteen and married. With that said, will his children receive a lump sum payment totalling only the 7% of his pay that he contributed over thirty years or will they receive a lump sum payment totalling the amount that was going to be paid out over the remaining 33yrs? The OPM website is a bit confusing and doesn't seem to lay things out very clearly. Any help would be appreciated.