Your Social Security retirement or disability benefits may be reduced

Article Title: Your Social Security retirement or disability benefits may be reduced
Snippet of Article: "...The Windfall Elimination Provision primarily affects you if you earned a pension in any job where you did not pay Social Security taxes and you also worked in other jobs long enough to qualify for a Social Security retirement or disability benefit. For example..."

Source: www.ssa.gov

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Congressional Research Service examines the Windfall Elimination Provision

Article Title: Congressional Research Service examines the Windfall Elimination Provision
Snippet from Article: "...The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. Its purpose is to remove an advantage these workers would otherwise receive because Social Security's benefit formula is weighted..."
Source: hr.cch.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Government employees do share tax burden

Article Title: Government employees do share tax burden
Snippet from Article: "...Many federal retirees do not receive Social Security benefits because they have not worked in a non-government job for a sufficient amount of time. Those that are eligible have their benefits substantially reduced by the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision...."
Source: www.islandpacket.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Obama and the Windfall Elimination Provision

Article Title: Obama and the Windfall Elimination Provision
Snippet from Article: "...Barack Obama cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.">Barack Obama cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset...."
Source: www.barackobama.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Union calls for 3.9 percent federal pay increase in 2009

Article Title: Union calls for 3.9 percent federal pay increase in 2009
Snippet from Article: "...Civil servants should really get on Congress (our lawmakers) to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. I worked in the "PRIVATE" Sector before I went in to the Military as well as after including working two (2) jobs 1 private and 1 Federal job...."
Source: www.govexec.com (Mail Bag)

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]