USPS Pre-Funding Mandate
Mandating pre-funding of unborn retirees' health benefits engineered artificial insolvency.
"Bankrupt the agency. Then sell the parts."
What is USPS Pre-Funding Mandate? Mandating pre-funding of unborn retirees' health benefits engineered artificial insolvency. Accounting design can pre-determine policy outcomes.
2006 PAEA pre-funding requirement and subsequent service cuts.
Accounting design can pre-determine policy outcomes.
Standard actuarial pre-funding norms. Restore baseline.
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Mandating pre-funding of unborn retirees' health benefits engineered artificial insolvency. Caught in the wild: 2006 PAEA pre-funding requirement and subsequent service cuts.
In the room: Accounting design can pre-determine policy outcomes.
Counter-move from the Atlas: Standard actuarial pre-funding norms.
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