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Mary Beth Franklin: Public servants get short end of Social Security stick

Windfall Elimination Provision trims benefits; spousal benefits can be wiped out

Over the past few weeks, I've heard from several public sector employees and retirees who are hopping mad about rules that offset the Social Security benefits they earned while working in the private sector before, after or during their government careers.

I can't offer them any hope that those rul

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