In 1975 -- by no coincidence the first year that benefits were indexed to inflation -- Social Security's pension fund, whose formal title is Old-Age and Survivors Insurace (OASI), paid out more than it took in.

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The Government Pension Offset (see 23) provision will decline, in real terms, if your pension from non-covered employment is not fully indexed for inflation.

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