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In reply to the discussion: Illinois lawmakers approve major pension overhaul [View all]duffyduff
(3,251 posts)25. If they ever paid into Social Security in other jobs, they get offsets.
If they are widowed and their spouse paid into the system, chances are they get NO survivor's benefits.
WEP/GPO is outright thievery, and these morons in Illinois want to screw over public employees for actions that have nothing to do with them. They don't even know public employees already HAVE a 401(k)-type plan called a 403(b), which is available to most or all public employees in all fifty states.
Both political parties are clearly on the take by the billionaire/Wall Street class, but why should I be surprised with the likes of Emmanuel, Obama, and Duncan in bed with those same interests.
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Every time I hear about double dipping it's some upper echelon director or political ...
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2013
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