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I think everybody, both active workers and retirees, will be pleasantly surprised with the package after reading or hearing everything that's been reported by the media.

Mike Sheridan

You would think that it has a fairly good chance of passing because the actives are the least impacted by it, ... It's the retirees that are taking the biggest hit.

Richard Block

If those contributions are not made, workers and retirees will be placed at greater risk of losing promised benefits.

Bradley Belt

The Board of United Way of Nevada County (UWNC) allocated $130,000 from the 2004 fall campaign that has been collected throughout 2005 from generous employees, retirees and individuals right here in Nevada County.

Lindy Beatie

The problem with retirees is once you're a retiree, you're no longer a member of a collective bargain agreement.

Matt Giacobbe

I've been around GM for a long time, through the 1970s and 1982. They didn't make attacks on retirees then.

Leroy Mcknight

Since the end of World War II, Florida attracted streams of retirees. Transplants. Immigrants. All wanting a part of the Florida dream.

Gary Mormino

We didn't have a true dining room at the enlisted club, so now they have a great dining facility to enjoy. The officers and officer retirees understand things are changing throughout the Air Force.

John Filler

The Department of Defense is being eaten out of house and home by health care costs. More retirees are going with military medicine, Congress is allowing more National Guard and reservists to enter (the VA system) and the costs are rising. You have to say if you are going to have this kind of ballooning in PTSD benefits, a review is appropriate.

Dan Goure

We're getting a lot of inquiries from retirees wanting homes with smaller yards, less maintenance and features that can accommodate their needs as they get older.

Dr. Gaylord Hanes

We're certainly in great shape, but trying to make the cost of living satisfactory to the retirees is always an issue.

Tom Mann

Tyco is a real company with a real business plan that still employs thousands of people ... There are no retirees eating cat food because of Dennis Kozlowski.

Thomas Curran

As the baby boom ages, you'll have significant numbers of retirees in your area, more so than other areas. We're especially finding that growth in dental offices. Although dentist numbers aren't growing, their support staffs are growing substantially.

Rebecca Rust

For most retirees, that's probably going to be the single biggest component they need for retirement. But what we find is this is the one that's most frequently overlooked when people do their retirement planning.

Brad Kimler

The general rate of inflation is higher for retirees because of the fact that lots of things retirees spend their money on -- travel, hobbies and health insurance -- are going up at a faster rate than the overall inflation.

Jess Hurst

We worked very hard to get this for the retirees.

James Garner

This group of 60-year-olds is probably the healthiest and wealthiest group of so-called retirees ever.

John Orgren

It would be nice if Western had a retired staff group with social activities to keep retirees in touch with the campus.

Frances Smith

If the trend with pre-retirees continues, the sheer size of the 77 million baby boomer population, coupled with impending postage increases, will drive up the government's costs to issue paper checks exponentially.

Dick Gregg

It's a contract whether written or verbal - and the city was responsible for what it agreed to do - to provide medical insurance for retirees until age 65.

Bill Wyllia

A great location in Central Florida and a variety of recreational opportunities, festivals and events continue to draw retirees to DeLand.

Alan Fox

If the trend with pre-retirees continues, the sheer size of the 77 million baby boomer population -- coupled with impending postage increases -- will drive up the government's costs to issue paper checks exponentially... and taxpayers will bear the burden.

Dick Gregg

With the influx of retirees, it opens up the opportunity to create shops.

Susan Foy

Each (market) caters to a little different buyer profile. Columbia is more of a local business. Bluffton is a good mix of locals and people moving in. Greenville, we are seeing Florida (transplants), some retirees, manufacturing (workers and executives).

Jeff Meyer

Marion is a very important county. It is a very, very strong county for Republicans. . . . There are very (politically) active retirees here. Many of them were active in Republican politics in their home state and remain active here, so that helps Marion.

Bill Mccollum

UPS, its employees and retirees continue to raise the bar each year with their extensive engagement in communities around the country. Their generosity and commitment to making a difference starts at the local level. With this kind of dedication and participation, it is no surprise they are ranked #1 by Fortune magazine for social responsibility.

Brian Gallagher

You're going to see more of these seminars and more of these sales pitches. Wherever retirees are congregated, you're going to have these people preying on them.

James Nelson

It is the University of California's intent to comply fully with the requirements of the Department of Energy and to ensure that we honor the commitment made by the UC Board of Regents to Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees with respect to their benefits, including their retirement.

Chris Harrington

The bottom line is we have a very well-educated work force. The retirees are the same way. They see it for what it is. They understand it. Times are what they are. Health care costs are rising rapidly.

Mike Sheridan

For fundraising, it's Boca or Fort Lauderdale - particularly for her as a New York senator, with all the retirees. There are more center-to-left Democrats in those areas. Bay area Democrats tend to be center to right.

John Belohlavek

We are excited about this. We think it will be good for all of the workers and for the retirees.

Tim Dean

Obviously I'm not going to have him interrupt our meeting to talk to our retirees. I didn't know who this guy was when he called.

Mike Sheridan

If I retire, what's to say they won't cut out the retirees altogether.

Jim Barrett

North Carolina is fifth in the country in getting other states' retirees.

Dan Owens

The retirees, the early retirees, the Baby Boomers, we think that works well for us. They are looking for great golf courses, but they are also looking for fitness centers, social activities and food, other facilities, not just golf anymore.

Joe Dikdan

We think it's wise to ensure that our employees, retirees and investors are well-represented when there are issues that are discussed that affect them.

Gary Sheffer

Lee County is perhaps a spectacular example of a backward market. In most markets, jobs come first and then housing. In Florida and particularly Lee County, the retirees come first and then the jobs and retail.

Alan Hunter

The feeling among the retirees is this (termination) was not a legal action. This, of course, was a surprise and unsettling, to say the least.

Barbara Johnson

That means any Monday night our retirees or our members could have their pension arbitrarily reduced any Monday night, that's a very scary thought.

Bob Davidson

All you have to do is declare bankruptcy and you can run away from your contract, so the retirees expect the leaders will have to do something to avoid G.M. declaring bankruptcy.

Stan Marshall

Retirees who cancel their employer coverage and take the new federal benefit may not be able to go back if they later realize they've made a mistake.

Tricia Neuman

There is probably going to have to be some middle ground -- a way to make sure [retirees] weren't so adversely affected that they can't live on what they're left with.

Jerry Sanders

We're very proud to be offering jobs to people who don't typically get into the work force - disabled individuals, retirees, stay-at-home moms.

Allanna Kelsall

We know … there are more retirees and, more importantly, costs are skyrocketing throughout the health care system.

David Certner

We are struggling to get participation from family members and retirees so they can present their concerns and issues for discussion. We need delegates from these groups to speak out and present issues.

Dennis Mcmillen

We will face serious challenges in this round of negotiations that will go far in defining our future, but there is no way that we will allow our retirees to become sacrificial lambs in the process. To allow a company to renege on commitments it made in the past, just so it can further feed an insatiable appetite now for more profits and bigger bonuses is just flat-out wrong.

Ron Hoover

These benefits were bought and paid for by retirees during their years of faithful service at Continental. We will not stand for this and will fight it, in court if necessary.

Ron Hoover

Telecommunications retirees have had deductibles and co-pays for some years.

Bruce Taylor

Tyco is not Enron, ... Tyco is a real company with a real business plan that still employs thousands of people. There are no retirees eating cat food because of Dennis Kozlowski.

Thomas Curran

What you continue to see is younger retirees with more disposable income that are in better health than retirees in general.

Mark Bowersox

What goes unsaid is that you want to lure not just retirees, but resourceful retirees ? retirees with good income.

Gene Warren

We don't know how much is lost by people having a bad perception: losses in retirees, business relocations, vacations and people passing through who decide they don't want to come back here.

Ralph Phelps

There's a constant rate of retirees, pension and medical payments. Nucor doesn't have that, so it's tough competing with that.

John Tumazos

Every dollar makes a difference, and (the retirees) say, 'It's not the way I shop, my rent goes up a lot more, my doctor bills go up.' They're not buying big market baskets full of groceries and new clothing.

Evelyn Morton

Only a handful, a tiny handful, of retirees have objected to this settlement.

Eugene Driker