Originally Posted by
Klako
I understand the pain of the young pilots who are facing furlough and seniority stagnation, but what about all of us who were forced into unemployment without pensions, benefits and health care because we just missed the age 65 rule change? No social security for years, jobs are scarce and our 401Ks are down in the toilet.
It is unfair that some were able to benefit from the rule change while others were not, but I guess that's just how things go. I do feel for the pilots who were promised pensions and relied on that promise. After seeing that happen to others, it has educated me to never rely on the promise of a pension for my retirement. And same goes for social security benefits. Those rules will change by the time it comes my turn since it's just not possible for Washington to keep all of the promises that it has made.