Some bridges should never be crossed again!  When you wake up with the dread of having to go to work and start throwing-up and dry heaves it is time to just fly --  your holding your head high is when you walk out and never ever look back.  There are people who should never ever be bosses and control other peoples live...more

Hi Keith -- you are so correct!!!!!!!!!!!!  All the propaganda of waiting till you are 70 to collect is a total farce!  Collect it at 62!    You can walk out to the mail box and get run over.  SSI hopes you will die before you ever collect!

New Zealand you keep this stupid **** -- we sure do not want him here over in the US!!

In follow-up -- those of you eligible to retire do so.  You will find there are such freedoms that you never had.  You can wake up when you want and do what you want on your terms and conditions.  I would like to see more responses from people who have jumped ship.  The federal government is not what it used to be and ...more

It is great!  I made the jump to bail out and take retirement.  I have not regretted it for a moment.  Oh it can be scary but, with careful planning you can do it.  It is amazing that leaving the Federal Government I am now off all meds that I was on.  Would I got back -- oh hell no!   Do it before you are a death ...more