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Public Retirees’ Big Win — and What Might Happen Next
As 2024 came to a close, the White House and Congress approved big giveaways to two subsets of state and local government ...
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Social Security's WEP and GPO: How do they affect you and what can you expect?
Two key provisions, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), have historically ...
The Savings Game: How the repeal of WEP and GPO will be implemented
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...
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(Many) retired teachers are getting a raise thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act
Massachusetts teachers and other public sector employees who qualify for Social Security benefits through covered work will ...
Billions in fishy Social Security payouts show why we need DOGE to stop fraud | Letters
In 1983, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which reduced Social Security payments for ...
Everything You Need to Know About Social Security’s WEP and GPO
The Government Pension Offset, or GPO, was another provision that can significantly reduce Social Security benefits. GPO also ...
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Fairness Act could boost Social Security benefits for certain GovGuam employees
The legislation passed Saturday by Congress eliminates two formula, known as the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, that reduced benefits for workers who paid into ...
When will police, teachers receive raise from new Social Security Fairness Act?
Former Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO penalties for millions of ...
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The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just
Aldeman: Giving some retirees extra funds will undermine the program's progressive nature, cost taxpayers billions, force ...
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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
The bill rescinds two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — that limit Social Security benefits for recipients if they get retirement payments ...
Grassroots effort, not Rep. Neal, spurred change in Social Security benefits (Letters to The Republican)
Though many unions signed on, the victory was really due to an enormous national grassroots campaign, begun by a retired ...