tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post8322033587466236974..comments2024-03-26T20:09:19.458-07:00Comments on Oregon PERS Information: Ghosts That We Knewmrfearless47http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-89720033234031617932013-03-01T11:42:33.836-08:002013-03-01T11:42:33.836-08:00As a reference, my retirement date is February 1, ...As a reference, my retirement date is February 1, 2013 and I received my NOI today on March 1. Incidentally, it was only off by 75 cents/month from the PERS Estimate I received last August.Kolbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827472213029681136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-80516244513452173882013-02-28T18:49:08.626-08:002013-02-28T18:49:08.626-08:00Groucho should have received that Notice of Entitl...Groucho should have received that Notice of Entitlement in fall of 2010. Kolbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827472213029681136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-67578076626593299352013-02-27T10:16:38.043-08:002013-02-27T10:16:38.043-08:00Since you received an "estimated benefit"...Since you received an "estimated benefit", not only is it possible, it is likely that your benefit may turn out to be not exactly what the estimate says. It is unlikely that it would be significantly different, but I certainly know of cases where the final benefit calculations yield results that are slightly different from the estimated results. I know a recent case where a relativelymrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-4253790904969501542013-02-25T13:08:22.521-08:002013-02-25T13:08:22.521-08:00Marc,
Thanks so much for your continued hard work...Marc,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your continued hard work in keeping us retirees in the loop. Your blog is especially important to me as I live in the far eastern reaches of the state which seem to have little or misleading information in other sources of media we see out here. <br /><br />You mentioned the Notice of Entitlement in your recent post. I retired in July 2010 and received an &grouchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107497714285596233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-59386318530218856642013-02-20T10:38:44.516-08:002013-02-20T10:38:44.516-08:00Great post, Marc. It should be required reading f...Great post, Marc. It should be required reading for everyone in and out of government--especially certain legislators (and, ahem, Governors)--who think that PERS benefits are some kind of <b><i>gift</i></b> to public employees.<br /><br />If this were a true COLA, it would simply be tied to some cost of living index and could go to zero--or to 20% or more. The fact that it is fixed at 2% shouldmpguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307188169871504303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-71132935226304925922013-02-18T08:30:42.571-08:002013-02-18T08:30:42.571-08:00I read all your posts. Thanks, without them I'...I read all your posts. Thanks, without them I'm not sure how I'd figure all this out. One thought I think can be added is...I was an involuntary PERS employee. I had no choice as to participation. Money was taken from me and promises were made. I relied on those promises and made retirement plans based on those promises. If the truth is that the government can change those promises as it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420933332119651508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-29941278797352995072013-02-18T06:36:51.169-08:002013-02-18T06:36:51.169-08:00Right on!Right on!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925713420609270034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-83267493716631247712013-02-17T22:26:06.198-08:002013-02-17T22:26:06.198-08:00Well said Professor. I know that I have maybe upse...Well said Professor. I know that I have maybe upset some of the readers of this blog when I have gone on a rant against those elements and political forces aligned against working men and women in both the public and private sectors. Calling them what they are may not be very "mature" but it should does tell it like it is when the likes of our former Govenor Kulongoski promised to "Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145920095272454826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-36662782083589506792013-02-17T19:58:00.375-08:002013-02-17T19:58:00.375-08:00Marc, I am a long time fan of your blog. This post...Marc, I am a long time fan of your blog. This post does a great job of describing my anger with the way PERS is used as a political football. Like you, I believed what I was told all through my 30 year career in state service, that while underpaid compared to the private sector, I would be compensated with a secure retirement. I've been retired just over 9 years now and I feel like I have Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980916819424254337noreply@blogger.com