Objective. 1  Closely read and reread a nonfiction text, and analyze the author's main points. 2  Explain how the author uses evidence and reasons to support his major ideas in the text.
In United States tax law, the windfall elimination provision is a regulation that aims to prevent retirees from receiving more Social Security benefits than they are entitled to, based on their payments into the Social Security system during their working years.
Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Congressional Research Service 1. Background. The Social Security benefit formula is designed so that workers with low average lifetime. earnings in Social Security-covered employment receive a benefit that is a larger proportion of.