19 pages. "The GPO reduces Social Security spousal or widow(er)'s benefits by two-thirds of the retirement or disability pension from noncovered government employment.... Opponents argue that the GPO is not well understood and that it harms lower-wage workers.... [D]efenders maintain that it helps ensure that only financially dependent spouses receive the Social Security spousal or widow(er)'s benefit, while curtailing what otherwise would be an unfair advantage for government workers who are not covered by Social Security." [RL32453, updated Mar. 7, 2022]  MORE >>