Congress had bipartisan support for eliminating Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset (WEP and GPO). Some local government employees were exempt from Social Security withholding (e.g. teachers, police officers, firefighters). Throughout their careers, the federal government did not withhold social security taxes, so they could invest in their own retirement systems. I would guess this was an incentive to go into highly valued, but less-rewarded fields. Of course, that...
Social Security increases payments to former govt employees.
Social Security increases payments to former govt employees.