This is such an unfair provision! I am in this situation. My husband is a public educator and I am as well. He pays into SS and I do not. I just found out after all these years that I will not receive his SS if he dies because I am a teacher and collect a pension. I don't know how this can be call "double dipping" when he has paid into SS his entire career and we have been married the entire time. In my opinion this is just another way to screw public educators. Our pensions have been reduced significantly in RI and now I find out I will not get my husband's SS should he pass away even though he has paid into it his entire life. My pension alone will not sustain me in my elder years. This is so frustrating and unfair to teachers in our situation!
