GPO (Government Pension Offset) & WEP (Windfall Elimination Provision)

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Does anyone have an update on efforts to do away with the GPO (Government Pension Offset) and the WEP (Windfall Elimination Provision)? Last I heard Garret Graves was working on this but I've not heard if there's been any progress. One, if not both, of these provisions can affect the Social Security benefit for a Municipal pension retiree or the surviving spouse of a Municipal pension retiree in Louisiana.

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It doesn’t look too good right now.

https://www.tcta.org/latest-education-news/bill-to-repeal-wep-and-gpo-advances-out-of-committee

It's been talked about, but there's not a lot of gas right now towards spending even more money in Social Security for people who are already getting a decent pension.

These two programs should prove without a doubt that social security is nothing more than welfare with a dedicated revenue stream. The fact that benefits are loosely tied to wages and taxes paid (and tapers off at higher income), and there is nothing to leave to the next generation, even as an option, doesn't make social security an actual retirement program.

Quit worrying about it, WEP/GPO will never be repealed. Too much money at stake.

Graves is just catering to his constituents. A large portion of his district are state retirees.

Talk of repeal gets traction every election cycle, but yet here we are.