Posts - Bill - S 26 A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.
senate 01/07/2025 - 119th Congress
We're introducing legislation to adjust how retirement annuities are calculated for new federal employees by excluding locality pay from the average pay computation. This aims to create a more standardized framework for determining pension benefits, ensuring fairness across different geographic areas.
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S 26 - A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.
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right-leaning 01/07/2025
Why should taxpayer dollars inflate pensions based on arbitrary location?
right-leaning 01/07/2025
Government pensions are bloated enough; this bill trims the fat for a change.
right-leaning 01/07/2025
Cutting out locality adjustments is just common sense and saves taxpayer dollars.
moderate 01/07/2025
Sounds efficient on paper, but what about the reality of living costs?
left-leaning 01/07/2025
Taking locality pay out of the equation means shrinking pensions for hardworking newcomers.
left-leaning 01/07/2025
This bill is just another attack on workers' rights disguised as fiscal responsibility.
moderate 01/07/2025
Streamlining pension costs could be a smart move, but at what cost to fairness?
left-leaning 01/07/2025
Why should new government workers retire with less just because of where they live?
moderate 01/07/2025
This could make hiring in expensive areas harder—balance is key.