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valleyrogue

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17. Yes. It passed both houses overwhelmingly. President Biden will sign it. n/t

Reply to MadameButterfly (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:05 AM

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees [View all] dalton99a Yesterday OP

Mazel tov! Drum Yesterday #1

And Musk is ready with his "DOGE" scissors question everything Yesterday #2

Not happening. n/t valleyrogue Yesterday #3

To see how many people will want to Luigi him dalton99a Yesterday #8

I am so happy! This has affected me since I retired in 2017. A Brand New World Yesterday #4

Very similar to me madville 17 hrs ago #16

It took over a decade, but it finally happened. valleyrogue Yesterday #5

+1. It is a horrible injustice that keeps some retirees in abject poverty dalton99a Yesterday #6

Yay!!! Great news!! I didn't know what the bill was. LeftInTX Yesterday #7

Thank you to the Senate and to President Joseph Biden. sheshe2 Yesterday #9

This kind of bipartisanship is the way it is supposed to be. That is the way it USED to be valleyrogue Yesterday #10

I can't tell you how happy I am right now. sheshe2 Yesterday #11

so, passed in both houses?" MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #12

It is on Biden's desk dalton99a 18 hrs ago #14

Yes. It passed both houses overwhelmingly. President Biden will sign it. n/t valleyrogue 17 hrs ago #17

When does this go into effect? senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #34

Retroactive to January 2024 dalton99a 6 hrs ago #36

Why were some government employees exempted from SS in the first place ? MichMan 19 hrs ago #13

Our pension is better than SS madville 17 hrs ago #15

Rules for thee, but not for me. MichMan 17 hrs ago #18

It's not an "opt out" madville 17 hrs ago #19

Not Sure How It Got Started - I Paid 10% Each Check To Teacher Retirement System alcuno 13 hrs ago #35

But if you never worked a Public Government job, ALL you get is just SS. They used to call that Double Dipping. mackdaddy 16 hrs ago #20

Yes, I remember the frenzy about "double-dipping" pensioners back then RandomNumbers 16 hrs ago #21

Collecting a pension and getting Social Security is NOT "double dipping." That was a right-wing LIE peddled years ago. valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #22

Thanks for that background RandomNumbers 13 hrs ago #30

This was truly bipartisan legislation. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #31

Completely untrue. valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #24

You ARE saying that anyone who paid into SS shouldn't get the benefits they earned, although you probably don't mean to. HeartachesNhangovers 14 hrs ago #26

The thing is most of those who make the "big pensions" wouldn't qualify for SS in the first place. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #27

Does this pave the way to drop public employee pension plans? leftstreet 14 hrs ago #23

No. n/t valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #25

Good. Because anything our overlords label a "Fairness" Act.... leftstreet 13 hrs ago #28

It IS a "Fairness Act." This was bipartisan legislation of the best sort. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #29

Right, got it leftstreet 13 hrs ago #32

Only 20 GOP senators voted against repeal. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #33