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> I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what exactly is the problem and where the unreasonableness lies. I'm sure a Republican would say that the probl
by jsight 6y ago
> I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what exactly is the problem and where the unreasonableness lies. I'm sure a Republican would say that the problem is the amount of benefits,
As far as I know, that is exactly the problem. I don't think any private corporation would be paying $11k per year for each employee for retirement benefits right now. Unless the base salaries are much lower, this is a pretty difficult requirement.
- jsight 6y agoAs an aside, I love that this got downvoted here. Do people think most corporations are paying $11k+ each year for each employee for retirement benefits?
- perl4ever 6y agoI would certainly not bet that they are, but if you imagine an employer that paid a reasonable amount in an ideal world, it could easily be that much. $11K is barely over half the 401k limit and health care for retirees is costly and not particularly visible so I at least have no idea how much that should add but it might be significant. Two separate questions are - is $11K a reasonable cost in general, and is it reasonable for whatever the USPS actually needs to fund? I think it's obviously a reasonable cost for the sort of benefits that I personally would like, and for the sort of retirement most SWE HN participants expect to be able to fund. It could still be a vastly excessive amount for whatever USPS employees actually will get. The number really means nothing out of context.