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WEP and GPO–It’s important to understand the impact on your Social Security benefits
With an estimated one-third of all educators and one-fifth of public employees potentially affected by the benefit-curtailing impacts of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset provisions built into Social Security, these portions of the program have become hot-buttons as the number of retirees grows. The Chicago Tribune’s Elliot Raphaelson provides an overview of how WEP and GPO affect pensions earned by folks impacted. Check it out here…
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