Comments on: House Approves FERS Sick Leave and Thrift Savings Reforms

By: jc

jc — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:28:09 +0000

what would someone in fers get if they retired with 100 sick hours?

By: juan apuestas

juan apuestas — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:06:02 +0000

I think I will use my accrued sick leaveto take a 8 month vacation.
Forgive me Congressman Moran, I don’t remember anybody asking me or any of the other 545 agents I work with if we like this bill.

so, forgive me if I don’t get to excited by the new sick leave bill. Why, because I still don’t see the benefit of .5 or even 1% added to a FERS retirement ($20-25 a month, better a gas tax holiday). When : I can get……8 months of terminal sick leave, paid at the current hourly rate while it was earned at a much lower rate, (plus A/L is still accrued =208 earned + 240 carried over = 448 x 48.50 = $21,728)……7 months playing golf, fishing, lounging on South Padre Island or any other beach for that matter, decompressing, GETTING PAID, then retiring, getting 12 months unemployment ($1800.00 a month, mandatory retirement, thus I was let go)PRICELESS…. So, forgive me, please, for my lack of excitement or gratitude.

By: john

john — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:07:45 +0000

“The Pro” is an idiot.

What are you smoking???

All politicians are the same!

go back ti the bathroom and shave your palms.

By: ww

ww — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:12:11 +0000

enjoy working the golf course.

By: window wonder

window wonder — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:18:27 +0000

until this is passed and approved by pres bush, i will call in sick to “burn” my sick leave before i retire in 2009

By: rock66

rock66 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:25:28 +0000

typical , Bush should of been impeached 8 years ago . we all would be better off.I guess I will be sick often as I approach retirement

By: The Pro

The Pro — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:57:22 +0000

Get a clue! The Democrats want you to feel all warm and squishy inside by attaching this FERS legislation to another bill that restricts free trade in our market driven economy. Prohibition does not work, just look at the war on drugs. Smoking has been a part of the history of the world if you smoke or not. It’s called free will. Now everybody can blame President Bush for the downfall of this bill. President bush has tried to keep us free and safe, it’s the Democrats that have eroded your paychecks and freedom. There are people out there that want us ALL dead, and even Obama the anointed one cannot talk them out of it. If FERS wee really on our Democratic legislators minds, it would have been a bill of its’ own.

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:06:29 +0000

It figures. So, all this great news will be gone after the Senate or Bush vetos it.