I think the VEBA was ok at $1 per hour. Where it went bad was the possibility of losing all the 415 excess money to it. According to the UPS vs DL retirement calculator, investing the 415 excess was what got us close to equal retirement FAEs. Losing that 415 excess to VEBA would really hurt our retirement savings, especially for those with Tricare who will not need $500K+ in a VEBA.