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Windfall Elimination Provision | Tell Congress to Pass the Social Security Fairness Act, NOW!

'...We are still waiting for Congress to enact the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R.82 and S.597) legislation which, if passed, would repeal the WEP and the GPO and provide a fair return on their investment in the Social Security system. Those CSRS annuitants as well as many local and state government annuitants, such as teachers, firefights, and the police cannot relax and enjoy their retirement when they know that they are being denied the full Social Security benefits that they should receive. Now is the time for Congress to act. The House Ways and Means Committee and Subcommittee on Social Security have acknowledged that the penalties imposed by the WEP and GPO are disproportionate and fundamentally unfair. ...'

Reference: apwu.org
Tags: CSRS vs. FERS,Social Security,Social Security Fairness Act,Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP),

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House bill gaining steam to restore full Social Security benefits to certain feds

'...bill to restore full Social Security benefits to certain federal employees is regaining steam in the House. Co-sponsor Abigail Spanberger of Virginia said hundreds of members from both parties are backing the bill, which didn't get a vote last year. The Social Security Fairness Act would end the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset...'

Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
Tags: Social Security,House bill, Social Security Fairness Act, Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), Government Pension Offset, FERS vs CSRS,

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