Originally Posted by
gollum
So by this line of thinking, the $40k UPS pension should also be figured in as $0 as it too (and more likely than a mil retirement ) can be taken away at any time. How many airline guys lost their pensions as at some point? How many military?
Personally... I'd factor in the UPS pension as $0 into my retirement planning. I'd rather not eat dog food if something went wrong. I can easily see the military retirement being means tested as we move to a more redistributive society despite the past.