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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,…
New WEP reform idea – portability & consolidation
It’s not well understood, and it draws near universal ire of those effected. It’s the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which reduces Social Security benefits for those who receive a pension for work done without contributing to Social Security. Those affected…
Government Pension Offset: To Repeal or Not?
Just before last Christmas, Martin O’Malley was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. His term will run through January 19, 2025, giving him two full years to wrestle with a lineup of troublesome matters facing this venerable program. First,…
Ask Rusty – Will my WEP Reduction Go Away if I Continue Working?
Dear Rusty: I’m 63 years old and have not yet started my Social Security. I now work for the State of Illinois and will draw a pension from that state’s university system. I don’t pay into Social Security from this…
Key Moments from Ways & Means Field Hearing on WEP/GPO
The House Ways and Means Committee’s Social Security Subcommittee held its field hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) segments of Social Security as scheduled on Tuesday, November 21. In a follow-up press release, the…
Ask Rusty – About the Fairness of “WEP” and “GPO”
Dear Rusty: I was married to my ex-husband for 30 years. For 14 of those years, I was an unemployed mom and community volunteer. After my sons were grown, I began teaching in California and earned a teacher pension. That…
House Ways & Means Set to Address WEP/GPO Concerns
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) yesterday announced a field hearing scheduled for Monday, November 20 at 2:00 pm CST (3:00 EST) to receive public commentary on attitudes and viewpoints concerning the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and…
Ways and Means Field Hearing on WEP & GPO Set for November 20
In a press release issued earlier today, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Social Security Subcommittee will hold a field hearing on How the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Mistreat Government Workers. The…
Ask Rusty – How Will My Wife’s Social Security Be Affected by her Teacher’s Pension?
Dear Rusty: My wife, born in 1960, was a Texas school teacher for about 10 years and receives a $1,000 per month pension from that work. She didn’t pay into Social Security while teaching, but she paid into it for…