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leftstreet

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32. Right, got it

Reply to valleyrogue (Reply #29)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:00 PM

14 hrs ago

And yes it's only fair.

But reading the articles about it, the GOPers are already making stmts OH we can't afford this! And how this will stress the already underfunded SS staff etc.

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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 18 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 19 hrs ago #14

Yes. It passed both houses overwhelmingly. President Biden will sign it. n/t valleyrogue 18 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 18 hrs ago #15

Rules for thee, but not for me. MichMan 18 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 17 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 14 hrs ago #30

This was truly bipartisan legislation. valleyrogue 14 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 14 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 14 hrs ago #28

It IS a "Fairness Act." This was bipartisan legislation of the best sort. valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #29

Right, got it leftstreet 14 hrs ago #32

Only 20 GOP senators voted against repeal. valleyrogue 14 hrs ago #33