“New Senate bill needs our
support!
“You
may be wondering, with all the ongoing upheavals that are changing the nature
of our governmental systems, why we keep demanding the repeal of
the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision Social
Security offsets.
“Despite initiatives across this
country to eliminate or diminish public employee pensions or even their current
compensation, we must find ways to support a civil society. This is part of our resistance. As one side subtracts,
the other side ramps up its calls to increase Social Security benefits. As part
of the increase, we demand the elimination of the GPO/WEP penalties that were part
of the attack on Social Security 30 years ago.
“We keep the demand for repeal in
front of our legislators.
They pay attention to the numbers of people who contact them. Many legislators
do not understand how the offsets work or how they affect their constituents.
Keep telling them. Put the D.C. office phone numbers of your two senators and
one representative on your cell phone. Ask for the aide who oversees Social
Security issues. Call them twice a month.
Contact local offices. Connect with email. With 4500 members, our SSF group could become regular pests.
“Action
now: There
are very few Senators who have signed onto the new Senate GPO/WEP repeal bill,
proposed by Sherrod Brown, S. 915.
Right now it is just Collins, Murkowski, Baldwin, Heller, McCaskill, King, and
Murphy. You can always check on signers in both the House and
Senate by using the link on our home page. Ssfairness.com...
We are still in this for the long term. We hope you
are too!”
I was unable to collect SS under my ex-spouse even though I met all the requirements. My federal employment pension was offset. I retired in 2003 and went to the retirement seminar but was never informed of the wep/gpo. Not being told what to expect for a future entitlement is unfair. I was proud to serve the public for 23 years and for my loyalty I am now being subject to a penalty. People depend on federal civil servants to provide them with excellent service and that is what I delivered on a daily basis. My reward for that service is a BIG NO you are not eligible for SS. It is sad how disrespected the Federal Workers are being treated. I don't believe I would have chosen such a dedicated career had I been told how badly the outcome. I was always proud to say I'm a Federal Employee. Now I feel unappreciated for all my hard work and care I gave to the public. The congress needs to rethink how unfair these rules are to everyone who was a devoted and dedicated Federal Employee.
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