Retirees Needed
Getting down the the wire here:
- Retiree Update-It is important that as many of you can, to attend the September 25 2018 hearing before Judge Cohen
Participants,
We’re as worked up as you all are about Judge Cohen’s ruling, and will make a strong effort in a filing Thursday or Friday, to convince him that he’s wrong in declaring that neither the Funds nor the City is obligated to provide you all with healthcare coverage; only the subsidy.
We’ll send you all a copy of our motion when it’s filed. But it’s really important to show that there are really annuitants out there who are being put in a terrible situation by his rulings. It may be that this is the definitive hearing with him, and that we’ll have to appeal this one as well, but it’s absolutely worth showing up for this one.
September 25, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Daley Center, Room 2308.
Labels: pension
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
34 Comments:
if the audience was receiving food stamps or section 8, or other government cheese... the deadline would be months out.
Cohen, is this the same judge who ruled that the lincoln park pirates could still remain open until their license is pulled forever...
September 25, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Daley Center, Room 2308.
That's Tuesday. Sorry about the short notice, but we do what we can.
Labels: pension
Oh and remember to bring your helmet and baton just in case a riot should break out downtown and the taxpaying citizens need your protection...
Tell new applicants to NOT apply for the Chicago Police Test!
This city will screw you good in 30 years of service!
I've got my walker, orthopedic shoes and my baseball cap turned backwards . . . . I'm ready for anything in the loop. Bring it on.
No Democratic judge will rule against the Mayor...just the way the city is.
Waste of time effort and money. Cohen is a friend of 9.5. He's going the 9.5 way. If anything comes out of this we'll give $25-$50 towards our insurance. WOW. The fix is in and not for us.Again everyone beefs about the pension board but they keep voting in the Wig. He's a useless political hack.
9/24/2018 01:42:00 AM
EXACTLEY!
The retirees do not deserve this kind of treatment.
Fuck FOP I get Medicare and for only $158 00 and I hit the pension for $750,000 so far Iam also in good health going for1 million I will paid the$158.00 time to find a new union and for someone who is going to have your back wise up KIDS
Cohen is arrogant.. He’s a judge who likes to yell and scream and belittle attorneys. Has a short fuse and is generally a grumpy guy. It’s written all over his face. He’s so above everyone.
He and his wife were big Obama supporters vocal about it.
He used to be an assistant states attorney. Also claims to have been instrumental in the affordable bail reform.
Good luck, you’re dealing with a real asshole here.
This city is SO frucked up......screw over and bankrupt (literally) solid tax paying citizens who worked for this frucked up city for some 30+ years, but go balls in trying to build some multi-multi-million dollar monument ("library") to a one term senator who never really lived here who happened to become President......who won't release his papers to be put in there, nor any of his pre-Presidency accomplishments, such as his school transcripts (sealed), his college days papers (sealed), etc etc.....
And though I have contributed numerous times to this effort, with a sitting Democratic judge who has let the Rahm team have delay after delay after delay, I have no hope of any kind of true justice for us retirees......it was the onus of the city to take S/S money from ALL workers when it was decided to screw them over with no insurance.....they didn't do it.....they could have made retro-payments to S/S based on work hours....they didn't do it.....THEY FAILED to pay their portions.....for that alone we should be granted relief......and how the state court voted yes to the ISP, but NO on the CPD is nothing short of a political payoff deal......
Go to the hearing.....raise your voices.....maybe some shred of decency and fairness will prevail......
He’s a bust for us, it’s dead in the water, play to pay gray haired old guy lives on L.S.D. Valet parking 24 hr Doorman thanks to us Tax payers what a joke, We need a Philadelphia Lawyer.
how can a judge appointed by the Machine rule against the Machine
Yes, that’s the same Judge Cohen.
I don't understand how they get away with it. After retiring 5 years ago, I went for a physical the out of pocket cost was $550.00 my monthly premium was 490.00. The premium went up 100 a month each January for 2 years until I cancelled and took different insurance.If I had it to do over again I would have stayed until 55. The whole Democommunist Machine can Eat a big bag of dirty dicks and DIE a slow and painful death, then burn in Hell forever. Remember Hutchie Moore.
Time limited argument will probably prevail.
Cohen is comfortable with it.
Considering the equivalent of our health care after retirement is about 1500 for a family a month this should get a big turnout.
Apologizes aren't you embarrassed failed states attorney kimmy?
Top prosecutor Kim Foxx apologizes as 18 convictions linked to corrupt cop vacated
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-ronald-watts-convictions-20180924-story.html
Sure kimmy none were guilty what were their esteemed backgrounds? bet no rap sheets the democratic way, chicago,crook county the most corrupt in the entire country just another reason to leave!
Rely on obamacare subsidies...what a joke.
Not available when you have $40k in annuities and other income/resources and not sure how many are getting under that amount.
Retiring too soon and not saving enough Def Comp.
At any rate, they’re still building a $300 million monument in Jackson Park for the asshole.
When the next administration takes control, all benefits and contribution requirements will diminish.
The young people, you’re next in the Dimmocrat hit list.
The mind was already made up on healthcare (thank you very much).
These rotten mf’ers already think a pension is a greedy benefit you’re not entitled to.
If Cook Co Hospital Clinic is good enough for the community, it’s good enough for everybody.
Pitchforks and torches?
Will Guy Fawkes will be there beforehand?
Stay home and don’t care enough to vote in the next two elections and see what happens.
This is how Prickwrinkle will steamroll in and make Shortshanks look like a prince.
Sanctuary Deadbeat Community First and others bugger off.
The fix against police is in, just another democratic appointed judge bowing to his master the committeeman that gave him that plush position,as long as he pays his "tax" back!
If this is Neil Cohen you are screwed as he is bff with Rahm. He allowed Lincoln towing to slide . Their lawyer has donated to Rahm. He is a cop hater libtard jo. Other bad rulings about police videos. Hope I’m wrong.
The city cancelled my health care, medicare eligible, and I am now saving almost $400 a month in premiums by using Aetna of Illinois and Humana drug plan for prescriptions. Total per month is about $270 for me and wife compared to almost $700 from city and now FOP plan.
This is why everyone is moving out of Shitcago- this is bullshit, just like the red-light scam. oops- er, red light cams; ...scams was right! Making the City just as bad as that other shithole- Fox River Grove, with their similar scam- designed to screw anyone who drives through their town (aka: Little Moscow) and makes a right turn on red. Shitcago also has their park speed zone traps, along with their "gun free zone" traps- where only the criminals are allowed to carry. Evrything is upside down around here! Thanks to the Rahm-hole!
Considering the equivalent of our health care after retirement is about 1500 for a family a month this should get a big turnout.
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This is a perfect example why the 2% 55 - 65 is a great clause in the contract. That would be $180,000 in insurance premium over a 10 year period. 2% of annuity is nothing compared to that figure.
Retirees on madicare that have Aetna advantage supp through the FOP and those on BCBS supplement through the city are also paying 37.50 a month for OBama Care ACA. FOP was real quiet about that and told no one until right before it started in Jan of this year.
Thanks Democrates and FOP.
Let's see pay 134.00 for Medicare part B
pay 300.00 a month for Aetna advantage supplement from FOP
pay 37.50 a month for O'Bama care for the dregs of society
Thanks democrates Ill be sure to vote for everyone with a D after their name.
I live in Costa Rica. $300/yr for a medical discount plan. Dr and hospital visits cheap. Good care
Judge Neil Cohen's wife is none other than Susan S. Sher, the Corporation Counsel under Richard M. Daley. She is also tight with Obama's wife.
I pay $80.00 a month less, for the same Medicare supp. coverage, with BC/BS, than with Aetna through the FOP?
I couldn’t believe it! Our broker showed the policies side by side.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I live in Costa Rica. $300/yr for a medical discount plan. Dr and hospital visits cheap. Good care
9/24/2018 11:27:00 PM
Can you add your 12 yr old bride on that plan ??
The judge is not going to take into account the impact of what the city is doing to any individual. It just is not relevant. What is relevant is whether the city has any obligation to the retirees to provide free or cheap health insurance at all, and if so, at what funding level.
However, you can help yourself a LOT if you do some financial planning upfront. You will probably need to pay someone competent to help you.
For instance, one thing you can do is contribute to Roth IRAs. Roth IRAs are not considered income when you take disbursements from them, so if you can arrange your finances so most of your income comes from Roth IRAs, you will have no taxable income and thus might well qualify for 100% Obamacare subsidies. This is not something you can do the week before you retire though. It has to be a longer term plan.
The guy who does your planning won't work for free. If he does you are probably getting very bad advice. It is probably bad advice if he makes most of his money on commissions from stuff he sells you. It is probably bad advice if it comes from a cop turned "financial planner" too. If you want competent advice it will cost you. There is no way around that.
There are some good books you might want to read before you talk to a planner.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I live in Costa Rica. $300/yr for a medical discount plan. Dr and hospital visits cheap. Good care
Costa Rica is known worldwide for their healthcare system. Their motto is “Don’t get sick”
For instance, one thing you can do is contribute to Roth IRAs. Roth IRAs are not considered income when you take disbursements from them, so if you can arrange your finances so most of your income comes from Roth IRAs, you will have no taxable income and thus might well qualify for 100% Obamacare subsidies. This is not something you can do the week before you retire though. It has to be a longer term plan.
I doubt that with the CPD pension that you can qualify for a 100% subsidy.
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