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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 3031944" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>The ironic thing is that when the company took away the traditional pension they took away a huge incentive to retire early.  Employees have to work longer to build a bigger pension under the PPA.  But the company wants to encourage them to leave earlier with healthcare incentives because they don't want higher paid employees sticking around for 30+ years.  They want continual turnover of topped out couriers so that majority of employees will be on lower steps.  Which is why eventually I won't be shocked if they take away the portable pension, leaving only the 401k.  Got to make that profit somewhere, and will encourage more to quit at 62 with early Social Security.</p></blockquote><p></p>