Had a very good time at the reunion. Getting ready to return to SC. This is a time when I would like to be retired - much better to take our time, but what can you do - we need to be back at school on Tuesday
The idea behind WEP - the Windfall Elimination Provision - is that a FEW people were taking advantage of the ability to get a government pension, then take a non-government job, and get Social Security benefits, as well. According to Wikipedia: "The Windfall Elimination Provision (abbreviated WEP [1] ) is a statutory provision in United States law [2] which affects benefits paid by the Social Security Administration under Title II of the Social Security Act . It reduces the Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) of a person's Retirement Insurance Benefits (RIB) or Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) when that person is eligible or entitled to a pension based on a job which did not contribute to the Social Security Trust Fund . While in effect, it also affects the benefits of others claiming on the same social security record." How it affects me: both my husband and myself worked primarily in teaching jobs ove...
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