Re: Social security overflow, change the law

Well that hardly seems fair!    Sheesh.

On 10/5/06, Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know how many people here are affected by this, but the current
> law states that any government employee who retires with a government
> pension can only collect about 1/3 of any social security that they would
> normally receive.
>
> For example, my Mom put 15 years into SS and 22 years into SURS (the
> State University Retirement System).  She can retire from SURS with
> a small pension (22 years gives her about 40% of her salary), but the
> 15 years of social security will pay her a whopping 5% of her salary.
> So after 37 years of secretarial/receptionist work she will receive
> 45% of her current income, less taxes.
>
> Pensioners through private programs can collect from SS and their pension
> fund; it's only government employees who are penalized.
>
> To add insult to injury, if your spouse dies and you're on a government
> pension, your spouse's social security is also cut.  In my Mom's case,
> if anything were to happen to my Dad my Mom wouldn't be allowed to
> collect ANY widower's social security benefits.
>
> There's currently a bill out there to change this.  If you think that
> this is a bad thing (as I do, who will also be affected by this when I
> retire), visit
>
>   http://www.dingomt.com/ssoffsetlaw/
>
> for more information.  A sample letter to send to your representative
> is available at
>
>   http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/socialsecurity7
>
> Or you can call 1-866-327-8670 and ask for your congressperson's office.
> Say "As Congressperson _____________'s constituent, I am calling to ask
> him/her to sign the discharge petition, House Resolution 987, introduced
> on
> September 7, to bring the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 147) to a
> prompt vote on the House floor."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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