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Old 12-25-2024, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
GPO applies to the spouse benefit, and in many cases, reduces it to zero. There are millions of spouses, ex-spouses, widows, and widowers who never paid anything into the SS system, but they receive a SS check every month for life.
So the pensioner did not pay and people will still get money as if he/she did?
Not a bad deal, a nice 6.5% effective pay increase and still benefits.
Does the pensioner also get SS money, or only the spouse of the non-paying pensioner?