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In districts where teachers get pensions, they don't get social security.[1] This fact is never discussed by conservative groups so that they can intentionally

In districts where teachers get pensions, they don't get social security.[1] This fact is never discussed by conservative groups so that they can intentionally pretend like teachers are getting overly generous pension benefits. This is a significant misrepresentation through omission undermining the entire credibility of their argument. [1] https://www.teacherpensions.org/blog/why-aren%E2%80%99t-all-teachers-covered-social-security https://www.teacherpensions.org/blog/why-aren%E2%80%99t-all-...

scarface74 9y ago
That's not true everywhere. Not only is it based on the state, it's also based on the individual school system. My mom is a retired school teacher in one of the 15 states that the article lists and she receives both a pension and social security. We are in the same state, but a different district and my wife who is also in the school system does not pay into social security. But in our case, even if she did get social security, it makes more sense for her to choose to get social security at a rate half of mine than get her own. (https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/01/29/social-security-spousal-benefits-2017-what-you-nee.aspx https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/01/29/social-security-s...)