Letter: Social Security Fairness act ensures full benefits

Since 1982, public workers receiving non-Social Security Administration government pensions, who work other jobs covered by Social Security, do not receive their full SSA benefits upon retirement due to the Windfall Elimination Provision. Spouses who draw non-SSA government pensions do not receive their full SSA spousal benefits due to the Government Pension Offset penalty. Impacted are state and local workers including firefighters, police officers and teachers, and federal and U.S. Postal Service employees hired before 1984.

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