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26. Q. I am the person in 25. Suppose the job that I take in 1957 when I will be 45, folds up by the time I am 50. What would my annuity be if I retire then?
A. If you retired at 50, your annuity would be $41.44. If the job lasted until you were 55, you would get $82.89. (See Questions 7 and 8).

27. Q. Suppose I miss a month every now and then because I want to take some time off. Does that reduce my average monthly compensation?
A. No, not for the purpose of the retirement annuity. The creditable compensation is divided by the number of months of service in which the compensation was paid.

28. Q. Air line pilots, along with other individuals employed by the air line companies are supposed to be entitled to insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. Are the annuities under the Air Line Pilots' Retirement System to be paid in addition to the insurance benefits to which an air line pilot may become entitled under the Social Security Act?
A. No. The "air line share" of the primary insurance benefit would be subtracted from the annuity payable under the Air Line Pilots' Retirement System. (See Questions 70 to 73.)

Survivor Annuities
29. Q. If I should die before I retire, what will happen to the money I have paid into the fund?
A. The money which you pay into the retirement system is taxes. Like any other taxes, they are paid into the Treasury of the