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From: b-davis@utah-cs.UUCP (Brad Davis)
Newsgroups: net.taxes,net.legal
Subject: Re: Social Security (how to get out)
Message-ID: <3936@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 06:20:08 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  8 06:20:08 1986
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In article <209@mipos3.UUCP> ekwok@mipos3.UUCP (Edward C. Kwok) writes:
>In article <6152@alice.uUCp> ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) writes:
>>> IS THERE ANY WAY OUT???
>>No.
>I remember reading somewhere that Federal government employees are
>not obliged to contribute to the social security system. Anybody
>wants to confirm that?
>
Most Federal government employees (including the military), some 
state and local government employees, and many school districts 
are exempt from FICA.  This is how you get a 'double-dipper'.  A
'double-dipper' worked for some Federal agency and is covered 
by that agency's program.  The person retires at 55 and goes to
work for some company as a high priced consultant (telling them
how to get money out of the agency the person just left).  When
he (or she) retires at 65 (or maybe later) they get almost full
benefits out of both funds.  If they had worked in industry
for both jobs they would have only gotten benefits from FICA.
-- 
Brad Davis	{ihnp4, decvax, seismo}!utah-cs!b-davis	
		b-davis@utah-cs.ARPA
One drunk driver can ruin your whole day.