I have a lot of interest in this passing ... I spent 30 years in the fire service and I paid into social security. Why take away half of my s.s. for having a pension ? The windfall act is like paying for something and only getting half.
So in your situation you paid SS taxes for those 30years and they're going to ding you since you also have a pension? How is that different than folks working a private company that had a pension and they also paid into SS?I have a lot of interest in this passing ... I spent 30 years in the fire service and I paid into social security. Why take away half of my s.s. for having a pension ? The windfall act is like paying for something and only getting half.
The way I read it it's the bold, but I could be mistaken.I can see making sure someone doesn't get the boost that "low wage earners" get paired up with a pension, that would be double dipping. But if you had work that you paid into SS over the years you should get compensated for that portion relative to the years and contributions you've made.
So in your situation you paid SS taxes for those 30years and they're going to ding you since you also have a pension? How is that different than folks working a private company that had a pension and they also paid into SS?
I was under the impression this was about folks who worked a SS exempt job that had a pension. IE they weren't paying into SS all those years while earning an income thus they shouldn't be paid out as a "low wage earner" for that time.
You might want to look into that more, cause I don't see how its different than private companies that have/had pensions but also collected and paid in SS.I was paying into social security while working for a small city municipal fire department. To my knowledge as long as I receive a dedicated pension I will fall into the WEP rules.
If they worked a job that DIDN'T pay in and now they start getting SS what exactly is it?So you’re calling Social Security retirement welfare?