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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well I’m a fed at a specialized agency and make $228K with a flexible schedule and good health care, that’s why. My pension won’t be that much, maybe like $30K after 12 years, and I’d be making at least that much more in the private sector so that’s not really a huge draw but the job security is as I get older—if it’s true.

I do think future administrations are going to trim the benefits though.[/quote]

The pension is always the biggest threat. When they’ve done it in the past, it’s been for new hires. So, CSRS changed to FERS under Regan. That was a huge change and they gave people the option to switch over. It seems nuts now, but at the time some people did switch. The employee contribution changed under Obama, but only for new hires. If they removed the benefits from people who’ve had them, very many would leave and take their retirement before they could change the paperwork. It’s never been worth that instant shift. Of course they could do it, but it’s not considered likely for people who are already vested. 
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