March 28, 2024

Oppose cuts to earned benefits in the joint budget resolution

As a member of the federal community who served our country for years, I am deeply concerned that my hard-earned benefits will be cut to offset proposed tax policy changes. I ask my representative and senators to oppose such cuts to the federal community. I based my career and retirement planning on long-standing, promised benefit calculations. Any cuts to what I earned break that promise and denigrates the value of public service.

Congress is currently debating reforms to our tax code. Paying for touted middle-class tax relief on the backs of middle class federal employees and retirees is wrong. My retirement and health benefits were earned through almost 41 years of hard work. Whether you have Social Security or Civil Service, the benefits are not gifts to be taken away.

Diane Abell

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