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To: Mark Marcellus who wrote (33087)	12/19/2008 12:10:07 PM
From: anializer	Respond to of 78774

I agree and will stick around till I can go. Some features of Government employment do offer stability. I have a good health insurance plan with B/C B/S but the premium increase for 2009 was alot while the benefit reductions are significant. This will offset our 3.9% raise for 2009. Increased taxes are another issue and anyone who believes that 95% of all workers will get a tax cut better start reading Obama's lips. I expect when all is said and done and the 2009 raise becomes effective, that my net pay will decrease. One good thing is the TSP which I've had in the G fund for 21 years with a 5% of salary Government match. That alone gives me a 33% yield on a safe special issue of Government bonds that never lose principal, but yield about 3.5%.