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[quote=Anonymous]I have mixed feelings. 1. I don't find the ability to hire a maid or chef a benefit provided by the foreign service. It's something that's affordable based on the city you live in. I might be able to afford a maid if I lived in Tuscaloosa, AL but couldn't afford one in Greenwich, CT for example. 2. I do think the commissary benefits in terms of prices and (I think) tax-free are excessive and unnecessary. 3. Salary adjustments for hardship and danger pay are absolutely appropriate. 4. Per diem is probably comparable to most companies in the U.S. 5. Housing allowance is probably a bit high. I'd cap it based on the amount that you are getting for renting your house back in the States. 6. Personally, I think the day of pensions is past and would phase them out for FS, civilian and military. Move towards a 401K system, but guaranteed pensions for life is a huge budget problem and not in line with today's economics.[/quote]
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