Old thread, maybe, but it's still pertinent.
We need to fight this old law. It was designed to keep folks
from double-dipping, getting both STRS and SS if they didn't
pay into SS.
If you are a 2nd career teacher, or you worked a lot of
summers, an after-school job, took a stop-out from teaching,
or perhaps you taught in a state or school where you actually
paid into Social Security - you should find out if you have
earned your 40 quarters. This is where the "unfairness" comes
in. You have paid into SS, you should be able to claim it. If
you had not taught in public school, you would collect that
full amount of SS. But the law is slapping those of us in the
face who have had a 2nd career, or tried to supplement our
income in our younger years by taking an after-school job. We
have paid into the system, we should be able to get 100% of
what our payment would have been without STRS, instead of a
measly 25%.
There are petitions rolling around the Internet, as well as
outside of stores (occasionally) to repeal this law. Stop by
and sign it.
BTW, California is not the only state that does this. So do
Missouri and Illinois, and about 10 others.
For the record, I am NOT a person to think I'm entitled to
anything. But if I paid into something, by George, I'd like to
get it! If I had not worked outside of the CA STRS system, I
would say, OK, I don't get SS. Period.
Donna
Donna
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