Tag: government employees

In China, Government Jobs No Longer Mean ‘A Solid Rice Bowl’

June 30, 2023
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A city once known as one of China’s most robust has gone viral for a financial crisis that has left essential city workers without paychecks. Netizens are buzzing about its failure to pay public employees—for over six months, and in some cases, for more than a year. Meanwhile, residents say that their city is just…

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Social Security Rules for Federal Government Employees

April 5, 2023
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I’ve commented before how surprised I am that a high percentage of emails I get come from the relatively small group of people in this country who don’t even pay into Social Security. Most of those questions come from retired or soon-to-be retired educators in those states where teachers have a separate retirement system other…

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Angry Al and Me

May 10, 2022
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I get lots of emails from my readers. Most are from nice people who have questions about their particular Social Security situation. I like responding to these people and helping them out. Then there are those guys (and it’s almost always guys) who rant and rave and gripe and groan about some perceived injustice involving…

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China’s Wealthy Shenzhen City Slashes Public Servants’ Wages by 25 Percent: Govt Official

February 3, 2022
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The southern city of Shenzhen, China’s tech and economic hub, has reduced the salaries of government employees by nearly 25 percent, a local official told The Epoch Times, who hasn’t been paid since November last year. He believes the move indicates that the municipal government is running out of money and the central government lacks the…

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