> make them invest in the stock market with a portion of their paycheck like the rest of americans. they already do retard. tsp is the federal government's equivalent of a 401k program. tsp contributions are voluntary and can range from 0% to the annual maximum contribution. fers is a pension that pays retirees the yearly equivalent of roughly the number of years of service times 1% of their three highest average salaries.  anyone in fers is required to pay a certain contribution to the program with each paycheck. the exact amount varies depending on when the employee was hired, but is currently 4.4% for anyone hired in the last 10 years.
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