I understand the need to revamp the retirement system and benefits for those who are still employed. I do not understand how you can take the insurance subsidy away from teachers who are already retired. I retired after 30 years of service. I was hired during the time that Medicare benefits were not deducted for teachers. What that means is that those of us who fall into that era of teaching will not qualify for Medicare benefits unless we have a spouse who qualifies or unless we now go back to work and earn enough credits to qualify.
I accepted the fact that my income was much lower than that of other
careers that required a graduate degree. I knew I would have an
adequate retirement even though my income decreased significantly. If
I have to pay more than I’m currently paying for my health insurance
through the state, due to the legislature doing away with the subsidy,
I really don’t know what I will do. Please take a look at those of us
who taught school for 30 years and will never qualify for Medicare.
Separate us from those state employees who didn’t work for 30 years at
their job and who will qualify for Medicare.
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