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The retirement incomes of more than 270,000 Ohioans could be greatly impacted by the actions of the U.S. Senate over the next few weeks. In Ohio, if you are a firefighter, police officer, teacher or other public employee who is part of the state's Public Employees Retirement System, since 1983, you haven't been able to collect your full Social Security benefits when you retire even if you've paid into the system for years working other jobs.
'That extra money would definitely sway me to maybe leave earlier than what I was originally planning to do,' Devito said. That's important to note, he says, as Cleveland police, for example, recently raised the top age of recruits to the force from 40 to 55. For some, losing much of what they paid into Social Security will be a recruitment issue.
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