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Thread: All the downsizing talk got me thinking. Why not cut the lifetime benefits instead?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    "They" seem to be going this route because it works. The people are with them or at least the voting people.
    It hasn't been in effect long enough to know if "it works".

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    Quote Originally Posted by dtwarren View Post
    doing nothing is better than doing something that does not substantively furthers the journey to the goal.
    doing nothing means u have no goal, so I have to disagree
    People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    doing nothing means u have no goal, so I have to disagree
    Doing nothing means you have no goal?

    If you're playing baseball, do you swing at every pitch?

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    Quote Originally Posted by therising View Post
    Doing nothing means you have no goal?

    If you're playing baseball, do you swing at every pitch?
    No i think he was using more the analogy of "you can't swing the bat if you never get up to the plate."
    "I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "

    Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougles View Post
    No i think he was using more the analogy of "you can't swing the bat if you never get up to the plate."
    Thank you kind sir
    People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.

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