“The WEP can’t completely eliminate that Social Security,” says Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. The maximum reduction is about $600 right now. But the formula used for the GPO is different. “That can entirely eliminate those benefits, especially spousal benefits,” according to Shedden.
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