Tag: local workers
This legislation would allow some workers to double-dip and speeds the exhaustion of the trust fund. On November 12, the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which reduces Social Security benefits for workers receiving significant government pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security. A companion provision…
But they make up a very small share of local government spending. Every now and then we release a study that is received with skepticism. Our current piece on police and fire retirement benefits is the most recent example. It makes the argument that these benefits are expensive – consistent with most people’s intuition –…
