piisfish 140 #76 December 20, 2015 RonD1120 1. Start an Nationalist Party.... 5. Make English the official language of the United States. Deport grammar killers ? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #77 December 21, 2015 piisfish *** 1. Start an Nationalist Party.... 5. Make English the official language of the United States. Deport grammar killers ? How about we just keep out those that erroneously declare fault? http://www.everythingenglishblog.com/?p=541 The last time I checked, which was just a few minutes ago, "N" is a consonant. Consonants are preceded by the article "a". "An" precedes most vowels, and those words with silent consonants like "hour".I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #78 December 21, 2015 turtlespeed ****** 1. Start an Nationalist Party.... 5. Make English the official language of the United States. Deport grammar killers ? How about we just keep out those that erroneously declare fault? http://www.everythingenglishblog.com/?p=541 The last time I checked, which was just a few minutes ago, "N" is a consonant. Consonants are preceded by the article "a". "An" precedes most vowels, and those words with silent consonants like "hour". Um... Yeah, about those whole "erroneously declare fault" thing; you might want to look at the original post, because it IS at fault.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #79 December 21, 2015 quade ********* 1. Start an Nationalist Party.... 5. Make English the official language of the United States. Deport grammar killers ? How about we just keep out those that erroneously declare fault? http://www.everythingenglishblog.com/?p=541 The last time I checked, which was just a few minutes ago, "N" is a consonant. Consonants are preceded by the article "a". "An" precedes most vowels, and those words with silent consonants like "hour". Um... Yeah, about those whole "erroneously declare fault" thing; you might want to look at the original post, because it IS at fault. Ah, ok, my bad. I thought the Piifish added the n.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 349 #80 December 21, 2015 JerryBaumchen Hi Tri, Quote Source 1 I believe that there is an error in Source 1. It says: "Prior to 1984, neither federal civil service workers nor Members of Congress paid taxes to Social Security, nor were they eligible for Social Security benefits. Members of Congress and other federal employees were instead covered by a separate pension plan called the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)." According to a discussion I had with a member of US Senator Mark Hatfield's staff back around '78-'79, members of the congress could opt for the CSRS system or the Social Security System but not both. Normal fed employees were not able to choose; and could not pay into Social Security additionally if they wanted to. Jerry Baumchen 30-yrs on CSRS - Now happily collecting the goodies Well done you! (On collecting what you've earned) That's definitely why it's good to cite sources, since I didn't start my "federal service" until 1990 (and fall under a very different set of rules for retirement and pension), so my experience is different. I think the important thing here, though, was that the "members of congress who serve only one term get pensions for life!" argument was refuted. They do not, and have not since at least 1984. And those who do qualify do not start collecting huge checks, paid for by the average taxpayer, the day after they leave office. Best, TSee the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,471 #81 December 21, 2015 Hi Tri, QuoteI think the important thing here, though, was that the "members of congress who serve only one term get pensions for life!" argument was refuted. And I also believe that it is the most important thing. This type of crap, going out over the internet & across back yard fences, is where people who do not want to make any effort to find the truth, get their news. Horsepuckey in it's finest form. Jerry Baumchen PS) And a tip for you for when you get there: Retirement is the best job that I have ever had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
