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OT-Deadbeats on disability
Revisiting the original OT thread: He's to the Fed workers living high
off our taxes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/17/program-for-disability-benefits-for-federal-workers-reported-rife-with-waste/ |
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OT-Deadbeats on disability
On 6/18/2013 12:01 PM, JoeBro wrote:
Revisiting the original OT thread: He's to the Fed workers living high off our taxes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/17/program-for-disability-benefits-for-federal-workers-reported-rife-with-waste/ The "Examiner" isn't a newspaper or media organization; it's a content farm that permits almost anyone to write and submit articles for posting. "Almost" because the owner is a right-wing billionaire who has no problems letting birfoons and other conspiracy cranks from posting codswallop, but will pull stories from people who wrote reasoned rebuttal articles to that sort of nonsense. You know the Huffington Post? This is the conservative equivalent. Calling someone who submits articles to the Examiner or HuffPo an 'investigative reporter' is like calling a kid who plays high school sports a pro athlete. |
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OT-Deadbeats on disability
On 18 Jun 2013 17:01:14 GMT, JoeBro wrote:
Revisiting the original OT thread: He's to the Fed workers living high off our taxes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/17/program-for-disability-benefits-for-federal-workers-reported-rife-with-waste/ Let me guess. There are some abuses by federal employees. Out of over a Million public federal workers, how many do you think abuse the system? I've seen maybe 5 that took medical retirement over 25 years. You are familiar with federal retirement laws, right? You do know they contribute to their own retirement funds? One case, the man had been stabbed multiple times, almost dies on the cell block range. In the same incident another officer left service. Two died in the same prison assault. Is a GS-4, Step 1, Secretary, living in NYC on $25,000 a year really " living high" from a work related injury? Cry about something else, today. |
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OT-Deadbeats on disability
"JoeBro" wrote in message . 161... Revisiting the original OT thread: He's to the Fed workers living high off our taxes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/17/program-for-disability-benefits-for-federal-workers-reported-rife-with-waste/ There are many claims in the artical that raise questons of varicity. first to the best of my knowledge there are no disability program that pay past 65 as it's almosty SOP (boiler plate) that disability payments end at retirement age. The FECA program pays 75% of wages for most recipients, all of it tax free. If that is the case then the coverage is paid with pre tax moneies FROM the insured. Lacking that the IRS has determined that the income is taxable. And it matters not if it's state, federal or private disability insurance. That said there is much misinformation and almost as much deliberate lies on the various disability process. As example social security disability often takes 46 month to adjudicate with a documented 69% rate of inapproprate denial. Private procies the rated was for a time even higer. for more look up UNUM Provident and abuse. |
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OT-Deadbeats on disability
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wrote: "JoeBro" wrote in message . 161... Revisiting the original OT thread: He's to the Fed workers living high off our taxes http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...lity-benefits- for-federal-workers-reported-rife-with-waste/ There are many claims in the artical that raise questons of varicity. first to the best of my knowledge there are no disability program that pay past 65 as it's almosty SOP (boiler plate) that disability payments end at retirement age. Not according to a GAO report: n 2010, 31,880‹or 10 percent‹of all FECA beneficiaries were long-term, full-time beneficiaries and 10,873 of those‹or 34 percent‹were at full retirement age, as defined under the Social Security Act. Of the $1.9 billion total in cash benefits paid to FECA beneficiaries, over half (58 percent) went to long-term, full-time beneficiaries. Of that half, long-term, full-time beneficiaries at or above full Social Security retirement age received 21 percent. This analysis covered all FECA beneficiaries, including USPS and non-USPS employees. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-309R The FECA program pays 75% of wages for most recipients, all of it tax free. If that is the case then the coverage is paid with pre tax moneies FROM the insured. Lacking that the IRS has determined that the income is taxable. And it matters not if it's state, federal or private disability insurance. Actually it would if the enabling legislation said differently. Congress can make anything it wants tax free. Can't find anything definitive either way after a couple minute search, but this tid bit from GAO testimony to the Senate suggests that it is tax-free and also reinforces that suggestion that it goes on past retirement. "FECA wage loss compensation benefits are tax free and not subject to time or age limits." http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/586177.html * -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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