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Elimination of WEP and GPO…A Continuing Debate
As H.R. 82–the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021–winds its way through Congress, the general question of whether or not the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) sections of the Social Security statutes should be…
An Examination of the WEP/GPO Elimination Dilemma
One of the issues that surfaces repeatedly in Congress is the potential elimination of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) rules, and the 117th Congress is currently examining H.R. 82 with this as its…
WEP and GPO: How these two provisions affect Social Security recipients
Government workers in 15 states participate in retirement plans that do not include contributions to the Social Security program, which makes them vulnerable to two provisions that can reduce their benefits in retirement. The states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia,…
With More than 209,000 Ohioans Receiving Reduced Benefits, Brown will Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Social Security Provisions that Unfairly Penalize Public Sector Workers
(Press Release, www.brown.senate.gov) Bill Would Eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, Which Reduce Benefits for Firefighters, Teachers, and Police Officers, Among Others Tuesday, June 23, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will today introduce…
When is Windfall not a Windfall?
What if the government got rid of the Windfall Elimination Provision? Well, it did in April for some retirees–but unfortunately not those covered under the Civil Service Retirement System….According to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, nearly…
Revisiting WEP And GPO
One of the most nagging criticisms of the U.S. Social Security program is found in the persistent outcries of unfairness from the people affected by two scorned sections of the program’s massive rulebook. Anyone following legislative activities involving Social Security…
WEP-GPO “Fairness” Examined in House Ways & Means Hearing
FEDweek, a federal and military employees’ and retirees’ information source on pay and benefit issues, yesterday published a recap of last week’s House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing on the perceived “fairness” or “unfairness” of Social Security’s Windfall…
Ask Rusty – Minister Wants to Maximize Social Security Benefit
Dear Rusty: I want to apply for Social Security, but I want to make sure I get all the benefits I have earned. I am a veteran with a 10% disability rating (not sure if that matters). I am 68…
Key Moments from 4-16-2024 Ways and Means Hearing on WEP & GPO
The House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing on the perceived “fairness” or “unfairness” of the program’s Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset was held April 16. Throughout the two-hour session, a variety of data and viewpoints were…
The WEP/GPO Debate Rages On
Congress has been under considerable pressure lately over two Social Security provisions which have, for decades, irked some retirees from public service. The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) affect those who have a federal, state,…