Correct me if I'm wrong, but the average bureaucrat doesn't actually create laws, they simply enforce what laws are placed in the system. So, the politicians would need to create new laws (or amend present ones) in order to update the regulations. Perhaps a few examples would help me understand wha...

I think that a lot of the heartache people have with government isn't the people working in the civil service (for the most part), it's the bureaucracy, regulations, and oversight that they don't like. Sure, there are bad apples and politically-driven decision makers at the top, and those are bad en...

Sorry, BB2010. The email notification function isn't working. Please read this thread: https://tspcenter.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=19292 and MJ's recent posts in this thread about ongoing issues: https://tspcenter.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=96953#p96953 However, be aware that he's open to ...

Thanks! I'll check these out tonight / this weekend when I get some time. Much appreciated.

Thanks for your thoughts, Chulke. Good info to chew on, I think.

With regards to the silver bugs - I haven't followed the community for a while (I'm a bit of a coin bug as well), so I'm not aware of the claims of manipulation. Can you post some links so I can get caught up?

Chulke, I appreciate your passion, and thanks for sharing your opinions. Although, the all caps barrage made my eyes hurt a bit. Can I ask you to tone it down a notch next time? As a follow-on question: How do you foresee these things affecting our retirement and/or the nation's debt issue? I'm also...

MJ,

Aren't you in the PNW? If so, won't winter temps inhibit your ability to charge / keep the vehicle in running shape during cold winter temps?

I seem to recall that happening a number of times in the upper East Coast and Chicago areas this past winter.

NUC SHARK wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:34 pm matt / aitrus - its not easy to cancel a tspcenter account... this thread seems to reinforce that. anyhow, please delete nuc shark acct. thank you

I’ll deactivate your account if you really want me to, but please read my reply to you in the other thread first.

NUC, Nothing in your last post is problematic. You’re fine there. You’re sharing your views on policies without attacking anybody or bringing up political parties or personalities. All within the limits of what MJ has ruled is appropriate. As for the site, MJ has given no indication of shutting it d...

I thought i may it clear in my post, but here goes: My apologies. I was getting the impression that you were upset that people weren't making the choices you would have them make (because it's for their own good). Instead, it's corporations you're mad at and you're just disappointed (as opposed to ...

I agree. People have to be forced into savings for their own sakes. Someone here inferred that if FICA taxes are eliminated, everyone would be directing the amount saved into retirements or some other prudent meaningful investments instead. However, in the real world of American society, MOST peopl...

Agreed. Saying "Medicare / Medicaid / Social Security is bankrupting us" is different than saying "we should just let people die". Some sort of safety net / retirement plan is needed, but the one we have isn't working. This plan is something I can get behind. Differences about th...

Social Security - The Supreme Court ruled in Fleming v. Nestor that people who pay into the system have no contractual right to receive benefits. Payments due are not "property," so it's fully within Congress' authority to reduce or eliminate it, despite how politically unpopular that woul...

I understand that these ideas are in a Republican-side proposal designed to reduce government spending. Here's my thoughts: 1 - Should be a choice left up to the member. The choice should be whether they want to have a higher matching towards TSP and forfeit the FERS benefit, or keep the traditional...

My father-in-law was Civil Service under CSRS, and worked at the same location for pretty much his entire career. After doing a short 4 years during the latter part of 'Nam in the Air Force, he landed an entry-level position at a power plant on an Air Force base. He then spent the remainder of his c...