If you’re the CEO of Goldman Sachs – if you have a job that you love, a job that makes you so much money you can literally build a Scrooge McDuck room where you can swim through a pile of gold coins wearing only a topcoat – then you should perhaps think twice before saying this:

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In the recently convened “lame-duck” session of Congress, senators and representatives will take on a number of issues that could have major consequences for working families and retirees. Congress is considering benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare and members are looking at cutting taxes for the wealthy even further. Any deal that Congress makes, though, should be based on facts and not the myths that have sprung up around taxes, the deficit and the earned benefit programs. Here are a few of the key myths and the truth behind them.

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This year’s Holiday Bonus Bucks campaign runs from November 12, 2012 to February 28, 2013. Take advantage of this great opportunity to build your union and earn money and prizes for the holidays. For every co-worker you recruit, you’ll earn $20 from the National Union and up to an additional $30 from your AFGE District Office. And the top recruiter in each District will win a free new iPad!

There are plenty of Veterans Day free meals to be had this year as well as some other additional discounts on items other than food. You’ll be able to stop into a number of  restaurants below on or around Veterans Day this year to get your free meal.

Participating Sizzlers will be serving veterans and active military members a Veterans Day free meal until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012.

You’ll get to choose between a 6 oz. Steak, Malibu Chicken, or Half Dozen Fried Shrimp.

Bring proof of service such as your U.S. Uniform Services ID Card, U.S. Uniform Services Retired ID Card, Current Leave and Earnings Statement, Veterans Organization Card, DD214, a photograph of yourself in uniform, or wear your uniform.

Use the link above to see if the Sizzler near you is participating in the Veterans Day free meal.

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White collar federal employees are underpaid on average by about 35 percent compared with the private sector, a widening of the “pay gap” that stood at about 26 percent last year, an advisory group said Friday.

The Federal Salary Council based that number on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that by law are supposed to be used in setting annual General Schedule pay raises that vary by locality. However, in practice federal pay raises are negotiated in the congressional budget process.

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