On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:51:33 -0800, JL > wrote:

> She has taught elementry school in Ca, for 30 + years but previous to
> that did have various other jobs.
>
> I hope for her and her Teacher husbands sake that there is some sort of
> SS benifits available to her. They are not in any way well off.
>
> But from what she told me she is not allowed, as a Ca. teacher to pay
> into the regular SS system.

Teachers in California have their own retirement system and they don't
make contributions to social security - they pay into it. There's a
"double dipping" clause that I don't understand, so if she contributed
to social security along the way through other jobs - ss will be
reduced because she has her teacher retirement income. Dan Abel may
be able to explain it. I can't.

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