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Lanny_MacDonald · 07-13-2006, 12:08 PM

Just got a big 5.5% COLA (cost of living adjustment) at work effective the start of the month. Just got my first paycheck expecting to see a nice bump. Was I shocked to see that I was taking home less money than I was prior to the adjustment. Our salaries went up 5.5%, but our healthcare insurance and retirement benefits increased to eat that up and then some. F'in healthcare down here is ridiculous. You guys up in Canada don't realize just how good you have it! The things you do to golf year round.

Cheese · 07-13-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald

Just got a big 5.5% COLA (cost of living adjustment) at work effective the start of the month. Just got my first paycheck expecting to see a nice bump. Was I shocked to see that I was taking home less money than I was prior to the adjustment. Our salaries went up 5.5%, but our healthcare insurance and retirement benefits increased to eat that up and then some. F'in healthcare down here is ridiculous. You guys up in Canada don't realize just how good you have it! The things you do to golf year round.

LOL..Lanny not to worry...I got a 4% COL and AFTER taxes I ended with very very little after the government got done with taxes. Not much diiff when it comes to governments and taxes my friend.

kermitology · 07-13-2006, 12:14 PM

Here I was wondering why on Earth Lanny was so excited about a big bottle of pop.... You still probably bring home far more than I can expect to being in advanced technology development. We get paid like poop and work too hard.

Sittler · 07-13-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald

Just got a big 5.5% COLA (cost of living adjustment) at work effective the start of the month. Just got my first paycheck expecting to see a nice bump. Was I shocked to see that I was taking home less money than I was prior to the adjustment. Our salaries went up 5.5%, but our healthcare insurance and retirement benefits increased to eat that up and then some. F'in healthcare down here is ridiculous. You guys up in Canada don't realize just how good you have it! The things you do to golf year round.

What does this have to do with the Oilers?

PowerPlayoffs06 · 07-13-2006, 12:26 PM

^^ Zing!

Cheese · 07-13-2006, 12:27 PM

it means he has LESS money to go and watch the scum when they play the Flames in Phoenix.

Clarkey · 07-13-2006, 02:58 PM

Are you saying that your new job pays 40% more in salary?

Buff · 07-13-2006, 02:59 PM

I thought cola was Lanny's code for something else, and he went and got penile implants.

Cowperson · 07-13-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald

Just got a big 5.5% COLA (cost of living adjustment) at work effective the start of the month. Just got my first paycheck expecting to see a nice bump. Was I shocked to see that I was taking home less money than I was prior to the adjustment. Our salaries went up 5.5%, but our healthcare insurance and retirement benefits increased to eat that up and then some. F'in healthcare down here is ridiculous. You guys up in Canada don't realize just how good you have it! The things you do to golf year round.

Maybe, you gotta stop working for The Man, go into business for yourself.

"Conspiracies R Us" or something. Look how well Ann Coulter does.

Some data for amusement:

http://www.strathconacounty.com/pdfs...al-tax-col.pdf

Cowperson

calculoso · 07-13-2006, 03:44 PM

Nice that all of you are getting raises...