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I haven't gotten a letter yet, but I probably meet the strict definition.

Actually this will hit the retired folks harder, because we can DCA back in small increments without payroll contributions.
 
Well I got my letter from our Commie TSP Board. If I could just them out back of the woodshed.

CB
 
I think it may be time to start to get serious-

I am thinking it may be time for a TEA PARTY-

Sending the Thrift Board a Tea Bag and a letter..... What do you think?

 
I expected to have a letter by now.
Oct I had over ten IFT's, Nov I had 4 last into the I fund where I stayed until Dec 29.
The last move was because of market not the proposed IFT limit btw.
So since is now Feb does that mean if I get a letter now I will have till April to behave?:laugh::toung::rolleyes:
 
James,

Personally I think it's like fighting City Hall and we are royally f***ed. I've sent letters, signed petitions, etc and until some body with some real power takes an interest, it's like peeing up a rope. I like the idea of threatening legal action against the ETAC ?, but I'm not a legal person. I believe someone, Paladin, mentioned doing something like that and to wait and see what his response he recieves.

CB
 
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On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men gathered in the Warf along side Boston Harbor.

They were angry at the actions of men appointed by King George. King George had spoken about being fair to the people throughout the new world. King George liked to exercise his power, and said he would respect the wishes of those in his colony.

But his actions were exactly the opposite.

King George’s men had decided they would show those who held the power. They would levy a new tax that would restrict the trade of tea in the new world. Those in parliament wanted the colonist to acknowledge the power of parliament- men mostly appointed by King George, to come into line.

In May of 1773 Parliament concocted a clever plan. They gave the struggling East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea to America. Additionally, Parliament reduced the duty the colonies would have to pay for the imported tea. The Americans would now get their tea at a cheaper price than ever before. However, if the colonies paid the duty tax on the imported tea they would be acknowledging Parliament's right to tax them. Tea was a staple of colonial life - it was assumed that the colonists would rather pay the tax than deny themselves the pleasure of a cup of tea.

The colonists were not fooled by Parliament's ploy. When the East India Company sent shipments of tea to Philadelphia and New York the ships were not allowed to land. In Charleston the tea-laden ships were permitted to dock but their cargo was consigned to a warehouse where it remained for three years until it was sold by patriots in order to help finance the revolution.

In Boston, the arrival of three tea ships ignited a furious reaction. The crisis came to a head on December 16, 1773 when as many as 7,000 agitated locals milled about the wharf where the ships were docked. A mass meeting at the Old South Meeting House that morning resolved that the tea ships should leave the harbor without payment of any duty. A committee was selected to take this message to the Customs House to force release of the ships out of the harbor. The Collector of Customs refused to allow the ships to leave without payment of the duty. Stalemate. The committee reported back to the mass meeting and a howl erupted from the meeting hall. It was now early evening and a group of about 200 men disguised as Indians assembled on a near-by hill. Whopping war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon the three ships and dumped their offending cargos of tea into the harbor waters.


The men appointed by King George thought the people would pay the tax and buy their tea from the single authorized company, rather than to TRADE ON THEIR OWN with other countries. So they imposed a restriction- NO TRADING IN TEA EXCEPT WHAT KING GEORGE WOULD ALLOW- ACCORDING TO KING GEORGE’S TRADING RULES, AND PAYING KING GEORGE’S TAX.

While a few bought and sold according to the new rules, a large group of people objected. And decided to take action into their own hands. They met, and decided to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth; and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor
The last thing said before the men rushed to the harbor was this:


View attachment 3201
“Let every man do his duty, and be true to his country";​



Send your message to the Thrift Board and the ETAC
View attachment 3202​
 
I like the idea of the tea bag, but I also like the idea of responding to the letters with a one word response.


NUTS! :nuts::nuts::nuts:​
 
Viva La Migra said:
I like the idea of the tea bag, but I also like the idea of responding to the letters with a one word response.



NUTS! :nuts::nuts::nuts:​
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Personally, I like the idea of testing their bluff and if they make us do snail mail swamp them with IFTs of very small percent. If they think we are honking up their system now, wait and see what could happen!!
 
James,
Great motivtion! But what are you suggesting we do? I have indian headdress in the closet and a tomahawk in the garage. :D

But really, what can we do?
 
Does anybody know or does the letter say how long the punishment will last for the violators after the warning letter? Is restricting us to snail mail just for that month or is it for life? :confused:
 
Without verification that we received letters (registered mail, return receipt, reading this forum :blink:) and that we understood the letters (signed acceptance), how can they implement their illegal plan.
 
The letter just says until the permanent restrictions have been implemented. They also say in the letter that they will post in the Federal Register a discription of the problem, the restrictions of other funds/plans and their proposed solution. After which time they will consider comments as they move toward resolution of this matter in the SPRING of 2008. Thay have already made their decision since they "may" force us to use snail mail for IFTs.
 
What do any of us know of the individuals who man the Service Counter, the Reception area of the TSP snail-mail address? If we do a USPO mailing request of an IFT, will they actually do it? Will they record it in a timely manner - or claim they didn't get it? If a Confirmation Request is purchased with it, will they refuse to sign it? What happens to the IFT order then? I am wondering if these people, individuals with their own personalities, are `yes- men' to the Back-Room Office, or are they moral, honest, hardworkers who care about what they do? Are they just pawns in this game `That Woman' has tried to patent, as we, the ones with the actual ownership have become?
The e-transfer gets through & is registered instantly - I wonder if they truly want to be suddenly swamped with daily mail-bags of requests? It had to have been bad in years past when everyone's requests were bundled up into just those 15th & 30th dates !!!
 
First of all, the "mail request" form is no longer available on the TSP website.

Appearently, it has been updated a number of years back, to become an "optical scan" form. They are now only available "from your personnel office".

First, I suggest everyone ask their "personnel office" for a years supply of blank mail forms.

The form is a TSP-50.

In fact, you might want to call the Thrift Line and ask for a year's worth of forms. That would be about 275, if I am not mistaken. There is somewhere around 275 trading days in a year, correct?

If they refuse to send you a year's worth of TSP-50 forms, then please document that.

Next: The address where the forms go is:

Mailing Address:
Thrift Savings Plan
P.O. Box 385021
Birmingham, AL 35238

Do we have any members in Birmingham, Alabama?

Anyone here in Birmingham who wishes to start a little business, of taking e-mail requests, and filling in ovals on a scan form, and then taking them to the post office each morning?

Just wondering......... (this is going to get interesting).
 
By the way- the TSP NOW has set up an on-line feedback box.

Can you believe it? It took 25 years to do this.

Please feel free to go give them a piece of your mind- (like it will do anything- but hey, it's worth doing for your own gratification )

Here is the link:


http://tsp.gov/curinfo/feedback.html


Have fun.
 
I'm one of the 3000 so called traders. I got my letter yesterday. I think it's crazy that they would take away our right to manage our own money. I've done quite good for myself by just simply watching tv and reading online and then moving funds. What a shame.
 
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