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Repeal the WEP/GPO Penalties and Protect Earned Social Security Benefits

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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Simi Valley, CA writes:
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    I have 20 years of Social Security paid prior to entering the teaching profession. Why should I have to donate these earnings because I chose to serve the children of this country?
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Marlborough, MA writes:
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    Workers should not be penalized for Social Security benefits earned before or after their public service jobs.
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Brockton, MA writes:
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    It doesn't seem fair that if I had a pension from a private corp I could collect a widow's pension but because I have one from being a teacher, I can't get widow's social security.
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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    Someone from Anchorage, AK writes:
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    We need our S.S
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Careywood, ID writes:
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    I am a "victim" of WEP with several of my friends over 62. You require us to pay into a system and then "steal" our monies. Your system reduced my benefits by 65% and you expect me to have faith in a once proud nation and goverment?
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Grafton, MA writes:
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    This is very unfair. I have two close relatives who receive both social security and teacher pensions. They are in Va and Pa. This should be repealed. It is unjust.
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from San Jose, CA writes:
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    it is not fair if you contribute to social security and receive a partial or nothing based on a city retirement. I still work and contribute to social security but will not receive what my full benefit .
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Fitchburg, MA writes:
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    And the catch 22...because I paid into social security of which I receive only a portion of the benefit, I was not allowed to buy back the years of non-public school service through my state retirement system, absolutely punitive and ridiculous!
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Worcester, MA writes:
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    Leave the 99% alone. Obama borrowed 1 trill. from China so the rich could continue getting their tax cuts in '10. Enough is enough. Thanks, Nancy Walton
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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    Someone from Sudbury, MA writes:
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    I paid social security when I was incredibly poor and will never be able to collect. It would be nice to collect when inflation eats up my pension.
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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    Someone from Santa Clara, CA writes:
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    If a person pays into the system and rates full benifit then they should get full benifit no matter what other retirement system they have anything less is THEFT !
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
    Someone from Worcester, MA writes:
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    I worked and paided into SS and I should be able to collect my full benifits as I earned my SS benefits.
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  • Feb 27th, 2013
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    Someone from Westford, MA writes:
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    Congress must act to provide fairness and must protect SS benefits
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