How do you figure that? The current rates might 'favor' the year 2-8 rates but that doesn't mean a higher 9+ years rate would've offset a lower pay during the first 9 years... Besides, not sure if the term 'favoring' year 2-8 is correct... Maybe it'd more accurate to say that we terminated the FO B-scale?

Also, I don't know enough about the subject yet and will keep researching it but if getting rid of the A-plan would encourage senior folks to retire before 65 then maybe we should at least look into that? Please don't take it personally but I think you'll agree with me that if phasing out of the A-plan would encourage let's say an extra 5% of 'Robertos' to leave earlier than 65 many if not most of us would probably be able to easily make up for the loss of the A-plan...