The Social Security Fairness Act has bipartisan support, but time is running out for Senate vote

[Joe Nation]

13. My wife and I both are affected by the WEP

Although we don't both collect SS yet, it would greatly reduce our income simply because we worked as State employees for some part of our working lives. Anyone who has ever worked for the State knows that State jobs aren't very lucrative to begin with. The only upside is that you are guaranteed a pension albeit not very large. It just sucks that the SS benefit you eventually receive is reduced because of this stupid provision.