My aunt grew up during the Depression and worked hard all her life, as a kitchen worker at a yacht club, as a seamstress, at whatever she could find. She retired on social security, She never would have put it like this, but what I tell people is that she thinks that FDR sits at the right hand of God and advises God on social welfare. I don't know what she would have done otherwise.
A reminder that teachers in 13 states and Washington DC are not eligible for Social Security. (Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas.)
The passage of WEP/GPO will help some of them, but remember that most teachers are women, who statistically earn less over their careers, take unpaid leave to raise children and provide care to family members and live longer. Social Security may not be a lot, but it's an essential backup, given that defined benefit plans are meager in some of these states.
My aunt grew up during the Depression and worked hard all her life, as a kitchen worker at a yacht club, as a seamstress, at whatever she could find. She retired on social security, She never would have put it like this, but what I tell people is that she thinks that FDR sits at the right hand of God and advises God on social welfare. I don't know what she would have done otherwise.
A reminder that teachers in 13 states and Washington DC are not eligible for Social Security. (Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas.)
The passage of WEP/GPO will help some of them, but remember that most teachers are women, who statistically earn less over their careers, take unpaid leave to raise children and provide care to family members and live longer. Social Security may not be a lot, but it's an essential backup, given that defined benefit plans are meager in some of these states.