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They're required by Congress to fund 75 years in advance. That means they're paying for costs _before_ they're accrued, for employees that are likely not even b
by zardgiv 11y ago
They're required by Congress to fund 75 years in advance. That means they're paying for costs _before_ they're accrued, for employees that are likely not even born yet. Bizarre is a perfectly reasonable way to describe it.
- cperciva 11y agoNo, they're only being required to fund the benefits over the next 75 years of current and past employees. The notion that they're being asked to fund benefits for people who haven't been hired yet is pure fiction.
- zardgiv 11y agoBald assertion is one way to make an argument, but it's not necessarily convincing.