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To: Cogito who wrote (87695)12/30/2000 10:37:52 AM
From: Les H  Respond to of 132070
 
They've been cutting the growth of the benefits by rigging the COLAs down by 1.2 to 1.5 percentage points as part of the 1996 balanced budget deal. The average payout is only around $ 800 a month.