Well as you probably know, the Butch Lewis Act is not going to be part of the present budget bill. But, make no mistake, had it not been for all the retirees stomping the Halls of Congress this issue would not have gotten the attention it is getting. They've agreed to introduce all this to a special committee made up of Dems and GOP to come up with a solution to this. The time frame is by December 2018
Jimmy ,I know your a huge supporter of the UPS plan. But if you examine it you will see that it requires a big commitment of money from the government ,just like the BLA would require government money. You also state you were a fan of Central States cuts but it was determined ,by the Treasury , that those cuts wouldn't have been enough to keep it going long term.
What are the answers, probably a mix of cuts and government help, sorry I know you can't accept the assistance, but I really don't believe there is any other way around it.