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skylucy

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1. Yes. I was a teacher for 38 years. Teachers get screwed out of their

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 04:11 PM

Aug 2018

social security and the social security of their spouses if their spouse dies. California Teachers Association has been trying to get the legislature to reverse this for years. My pension is good because I taught for so many years, but many of my friends became teachers later in their lives and it is terrible for them. They paid into SS and now they aren't getting it. They are penalized for becoming a teacher.

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Is Social Security Offset a fairly new law in the state? [View all] BigmanPigman Aug 2018 OP

Yes. I was a teacher for 38 years. Teachers get screwed out of their skylucy Aug 2018 #1

That is what I found out right after becoming a teacher BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #2

Sad, isn't it, when they need experienced people to become teachers too... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #4

No, it's not new. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #3