Originally Posted by
NuGuy
The core of the early retirement issue is the cost of insurance. If the company would offer some kind of bridge insurance at a reasonable rate, you'd see a lot more people bail
Even offering 6 months pay is little incentive for someone looking at five years or more large health care costs.
Nu
Nu, pull out your calculator. 6 months pay is about $90k for a senior guy. The differential in insurance between a retiree and what he'd pay active for 5 years is about $20k for the former NWA medical plan. Tell me again which one is more incentive?