The huge Central States Pension Fund, which administers retirement benefits for some former and current Teamster truckers, said the reductions are the only way to save the plan from insolvency.
This cannot be the only way to deal with insolvency, there will also be a lot of opportunity costs in doing this, and it may hurt many people.
Under the proposal, pensions for Central States’ 407,000 participants would be cut by an average of nearly 23 percent. But the pain would be distributed unevenly. Some participants, including the disabled, would not be subject to reductions. Older retirees would generally receive smaller cuts, while those who worked for defunct companies that did not keep pace with their pension funding obligations would face steeper reductions.
I don't agree with this, because there is no way to say who needs a pension most. Therefore it would be unfair, and someone who really needs it may not get one.
Is ISIS a Threat to the U.S.?
Some people do not think ISIS is a threat to the U.S., because they have not had any direct attacks on the U.S.
While extremist groups are generally amorphous organizations, ISIS can trace its history directly back to the Sunni terrorist organization al Qaeda, specifically the Iraq faction, al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). AQI, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was responsible for scores of bombings, kidnappings and
Most people think the terrorists came from the Muslim religion. However, this shows that they are not true.
Some people believe that ISIS is not a threat to the U.S. because it has not had a direct attack.
If I have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me. If I have said anything that understates the truth and indicates my having a patience that allows me to settle for anything less than brotherhood, I beg God to forgive me.
I feel that this is him asking for forgiveness, which creates more sympathy from the people he is writing this to.
Perhaps I have once again been too optimistic
He is showing his flaw