Some raise 2.1% while politicians get 14 to 15% raise? And they already got their raise while we us seniors have to wait till 2025? What's wrong with this picture?
Exactly. This Bill received strong by partisan support. The Federal, State and local elected public servants will get the increase as well. It is self serving. The majority of the State and Federal Senators and Representatives have lucrative deals with special interest groups, PACs, investments in hedge funds, lifetime pensions and healthcare. These people need to recuse themselves from this Bill. The money belongs in the hands of the lower income public servants.
I worked for 22 years in jobs paying into social security and 23 not paying social security. When I start drawing from my investments, I lose half of my earned social security. I hope this passes.
Thank you for this informative video! I am someone that paid into Social Security before, during, and after my career in public education. Many of us had second or even third jobs while working in schools. What some people don't understand, is that we are only asking for what we deserve based on how much we contributed. Please pass the Fairness act!
My father & I were Phila.Police Officers. Both of us retired. My father & I were subject to Ronald Reagans WEP, which put my Father in poverty & I just received a $772 a month reduction in my SS @ 70 when I applied for benefits which were reduced for no reason. Both my father & I paid into system. PASS the fairness act.
@@virginiaschull9352 These people earned their pension and they earned their social security. It is not double dipping. These people were robbed by the government!
It's about them trying to figure out how little they can give us, while they take another 14 to 15% raise for themselves........ Personally, I think each senator should get paid whatever the median wage is, there in their state........
I definitely hope this passes the Senate and receives a Presidential signature. Penalizing people who've paid into Social Security for many years and then change careers to serve the public is ethically and morally wrong.
@waitforit5146 #NATO WILL HAVE TO START HELPING #UKRAINE , BECAUSE ZELENSKEY WONT BE GETTING ANY MORE $$$ FROM TRUMP #SSA COULD'VE BEEN FULLY FUNDED WITH WHAT UKRAINE WAS GETTING, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE BUT TRUMP WILL DO HIS BEST TO KILL #SSA , WHICH WILL HURT MOST OF US SEVERELY !!! LOOK SHIT UP PEOPLE AND QUIT BELIEVING EVERYTHING FOX " NEWS" , ETC SAYS ANYTHING FAR RIGHT NEWS IS BS 💩💩💩👎👎👎
That's a different fund, you ever do your own finances you'd know that you have separate funds for different things,like your housing funds aren't mixed in with your car funds!
How about reclaiming all Social Security payments given to illegal immigrants and putting it back into the "pot"? 2% increase is a slap in the face to all hard working American Citizens dealing with a 20% inflation. Everything is going up except our pay. Why does Congress gey a 15% pay raise? They should be limited to the social security & military pay increase!
Most people don't even make min wage on social security or disability. I worked for almost 40 years, became disabled and only get 1420 a month. It's ridiculous.
@@doristhomas5743 I don't know how they expect us to live on that. If you've worked, we deserve at least min. wage. If people have never worked I could see less.
Traceyoberry9590 you get more than I do and now my husband is retiring in a few weeks we are going to be even in a lower income. We still don't get any help . My husband worked over 40 years in the job he is retiring at. After they took all the taxes out on him his retirement he paid in for over 40 years was down to nothing because of Joe Biden and his administration took from all the pensions.
I received a ss supplement when I retired because I had a mandatory retirement age that was below my ss eligibility age. When I took another job, they took the full ss amount away. Pass the bill. We earned it!
This is not a handout. If this bill passes, folks will be paid Social Security based on what they paid into Social Security. This bill brings Fairness to the system.
So many dumb people , Democrats have always protected SS , Republicans have always been against it . Jeez , in 2013 , Ryan House actually voted to end SS and the Dems in the Senate saved it . Anyone who believes Trump is a fool .
@@jimbrauer1711 Why should they ? Democrats have always defended Social Security against Republican attacks and yet seniors keep voting against their own best interests . Anyone who believes the Orange guy when he says he is going to protect SS deserves to be fleeced by the party who has made it clear that they want to get rid of SS altogether .
It’s good for government workers. Most private sector employees have no pensions from employers. I hope government officials recognize this and also look at all senior citizens income and adjust accordingly.
We have no options other than paying into SS when you start to work That is the LAW so when we retire agter putting in our required 40 quarters to be eligible to collect even if we get another job that does not take out SS we are still entitled to what we are owe. There is no other way to explain it!! DO THE RIGHT THING 👍
The gov't also dipped into the teachers retirement fund. It was never repaid which explains why we are in the shape we are in.......so I agree with you @marygoodwin858
When I got my SS they took $200 from me because I had a pension in NY and I did not make a teacher's salary. Same union. Nobody tells you this after you retire! Awful!!!😕
97% of recipients will ultimately pay for a bonus to the 3% who will now receive a higher total payout than those who earned the same amount under Social Security jobs alone. So, no, Social Security benefits are NOT going up for everyone by a LONG shot.
HR 82 just passed…347 YEA votes! Now…S 597 needs a VOTE…to repeal: WEP and GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET….asap! Currently: 62 Co-Sponsors. . My deceased husband PAID IN....and I DON'T get ANY of his larger benefit! I taught Title 1 Reading to impoverished kids in MO. and KS. I need my SPOUSAL BENEFIT as a widow….right now!
And again, no consideration for those on the bottom. Thousands of seniors live in poverty still, receiving less than a thousand a month. Less than minimum wage earners in many states. I challenge anyone to live on that.
I retired after teaching 34 years. I also am now receiving disability due to my bad back with scoliosis and several bulging discs. How much will teachers be receiving? Please Pass the Social Security Fairness Act! It means everything to us Seniors.
The government gets 10 to 15 percent ss increase and we only get around 2 percent. This happens every time they give us a raise. Try living on 1100.00 a month.
Love how politicians were fine with punishing the public servants but taxing the top 1% to fund SSA is the worst thing that can ever be done!! God forbid politicians tax their biggest donors.
The worst thing is the backdoor where the government can balance the budget shortfalls off social security, and have used billions from it over the years! Put that backdoor on the military budget not the elderly citizens!
Absolutely! This bill is a big step toward fairer benefits for retirees who served in public sector jobs. If it becomes law, it could make a huge difference for so many people who’ve been impacted by these penalties for years. Fingers crossed it gets through the Senate! 😊😊😊
SSDI recipients who worked but can't get to work full retirement age should get at least $200 more a month instead of $1510. Rent is sky rocket greed. Social security needs to get better. Retirees who made it without getting injured some get over $4000 a month! This country is not we the people. It's we for some people and screw the poor.
I raised two children so worked two jobs to feed them. And what happens the Government decides oh we’re not going to give you your money.!! Jimmy Carter decided to give to anyone coming to our country over 65 years of age SS because they didn’t have time to earn it!! Please Please vote to give us our money. I’m still working at age 72 they still take SS out, but it doesn’t come to my pay check😢
We want our money back.. I busted my ass when I was working.. I was doing jobs that I was not qualified to do.. I wasn't trained for.. that's how I got my disability ..I got hurt on the job so I want my money back..
As long as Congressmen and Senators do not get this. They already have huge paychecks per month, which is totally unacceptable. They need to be cut down to everyone else’s pay.
If you're receiving Social Security survivor benefits and also have a public sector pension from a job where you didn’t pay into Social Security, this bill could affect you. Right now, the Government Pension Offset (GPO) often reduces survivor benefits for people in this situation. If the Social Security Fairness Act becomes law, it would eliminate the GPO, potentially allowing you to receive your full survivor benefits without the offset. However, since the bill still needs Senate approval and might face delays or changes, it’s good to stay updated as it progresses.
Hello sir, question: if this law passes do teachers and policemen etc in Puerto Rico quality also? Or because we are not a state so it does not apply to us in Puerto Rico
THANK YOU to all those who SUPPORTED HR82. Previous politicians ignored the problem for years and years because quite honestly they didn't care. Now that there is the support from the majority of Representatives to fix this , the opposition comes up with "a new solution". And do you know how long their "better bill" will take to implement? Probably NEVER, as it has very little support and is therefore doomed to fail, which is EXACTLY what those who oppose H.R. 82 want. Years and years and years and years of taking money out of hard working peoples paychecks and give them nothing to crumbs at the end. What a slimy group of politicians who oppose this knowing they will screw millions of Americans for decades to come, what a bunch of scumbags.
Why should people who didn't pay fully into the SS trust fund get full benefits? The reason WEP and GPO exist is because they paid into their own local pensions instead of social security! How about don't accept your teachers pensions if you want full Social Security benefits, that's completely possible. The trust fund is already at a massive deficit! This is just making the thing fail quicker!
$597 a month can be tough to manage, especially if you’re on a fixed income. If this bill passes, it could potentially raise your monthly benefits if the GPO or WEP currently reduces them. Many retirees are in a similar position, which is why there’s so much support behind this bill. Hang in there, and let’s hope it moves through the Senate soon!
When I was teaching in PA., I had the choice of paying into the state retirement fund and Social Security or opting out of Social Security. If I opted out, I would receive more in my paycheck but I understood that I would receive no or reduced Social Security when I retired. It was my choice and I paid into both. If a person knowingly opts out of Social Security with the understanding that he won’t be eligible for it at retirement, should he receive it? If the retiree had no choice into paying into Social Security, that is another matter but if he turned it down, he shouldn’t receive it at retirement.
I paid in to SS in several teaching jobs then moved to GA district that had withdrawn from SS. The WEP and GPO penalizes me over $800 a month that I earned and should get each month in retirement. This is huge difference in my retirement income for me. Praying it passes the Senate. There should be more money in budget with election of many illegals that are collecting benefits.
@ : You had me until the last comment about illegals. In 1022 illegals paid 46 billion into Social Security and Medicare. This is far more than any SNAP benefits they may have received. I do hope you get what’s coming in social security, though.
I can't even begin to tell you how disgusted I am with the government we have right now. They can send billions of dollars to other countries and help everybody else, but they're complaining that it might deplete the social security fund over time??? This is why our administration sucks and we need new reform acts to protect the older people and their social security. People on social security should be getting enough money to cover everything they need plus money to live comfortably for the rest of their days on this Earth. All the money being sent to these other countries help this one, help that one and they can't even help their own hear at home, makes me sick!!! And as far as I'm concerned social security should start for any person 60 and above. The age they have right now is ridiculous. Anyone that works over 40 years should be eligible for social security. I have worked my whole life since I was 16. I am now 61 yet I cannot collect social security. That would be an extra $2,000 a month in my pocket. If I collect a social security right now, that would easily pay for my groceries car insurance, utility bills and household bills a month. Then I could still have my online shop for extra money if I needed it.
Many of them worked two jobs, or they had a job before or after their time as a teacher, policeman, etc and paid into social security on that other job. Two examples to illustrate what is happening. 1) a person works for 15 years managing an office and pays into social security, but decides to not work after the first fifteen years. They would get social security benefits based on what they paid into the system for 15 years. 2) second person works for 15 years making the exact same pay as the first as an office manager, paying the exact same amount into social security, but then decides to become a teacher which has a pension. Both individuals paid the exact amount into social security, but due to the windfall provision, the teacher would collect as little as 1/3rd of what person 1 will get in social security every month, because the teacher’s calculation is reduced because they get a pension. Obviously both individuals did not work the full amount to collect full social security benefits, but the teacher should not have theirs reduced even further because they decided to go into public service.
It only affects people who have paid into both social security and their pension. If someone didn't pay into social security and only paid into a pension, then that person still will not be eligible for social security benefits. Nobody's getting a free ride with this bill. It just means those of us who paid into both can receive benefits based on what we paid in instead of continuing to have what we paid into social security stolen by the government.
I worked 2 years before and 13 years after I retired from the USPS ! In those years I paid in almost 20k and employers around 21k. How can anyone say I shouldn’t get a minimum social security check instead of 33%
Always thought that when I got to the age of 65 I would get my retirement, cause that is what I was told but when I went to social security and ask for it I was told that I was already reviving my retirement that it was already included in my check. That I would not be getting the retirement. So I was started on a low income and I was told that I would receive my retirement at the age of 65. How is that , that I was getting it when my check is still the same. And that it was included in my check. So was I getting retirement since I was 52 , no that is not true.
I haven't heard anyone address what WEP did and what this bill will undo. Workers who had low income over their lifetime get their Social Security benefits adjusted higher and receive 90% of their Average Income Monthly Earnings. Someone who's earnings are artificially lower because of participation in another retirement system don't get the 90% but their benefit is reduced to 32% of their Average Income Monthly Earnings. Even though I think the bill should be passed.
This only helps the people who worked government jobs with their pension will now get the money they paid into SS. It will also short the life of SS for those who didn’t.
I worked almost every day on my off days so I would have social security and Medicare. It was a real shock when I applied for social security and was told almost $1200.00 a month. Then he told me I see you were a firefighter. That changed my benefit to a little over $300.00 and after Medicare came out I received $125.00.
Man I hope they fix this for you. This WEP is just a rip-off that Reagan signed into law. He made it look like he was saving social security but really he was just ripping people off.
Not exactly. This video doesn't tell the whole story. This bill won't benefit those who've only worked in the public sector. This bill affects those of us who have worked in both the private and public sectors. We pay in massive amounts to social security in one job and then pay in massive amounts towards our pension in the other job. In the end, we only receive the pension and lose everything we've paid into social security. I've paid my share into social security but get zero in return for it. This sucks most when you consider people who work 20 years in retail (and get nothing back for all the social security paid in) and then 10 years in a public job (amounting to about 1/3 of what other people get who stay in one sector or the other for the whole 30 years).
I paid into my pension for 30 years. So it wasn't just paid for by tax payers. Also, I worked a separate job outside of my government job and have over 40 quarters in of paying into Social Security, so I'm eligible for benefits. I am still paying into Social Security. If I pay Social Security taxes on 100% of my income, why should I only get 30% of my Social Security? That's like going to the grocery and buying a cart of food and being told I can only keep a third of it after paying for the full cart.
I worked in the private sector from age 15 to approximately 30. Then I worked PT in the public sector, where they didn’t take out social security. Folks like myself, are heavily impacted: smaller public pension, and a reduced social security benefit. Not exactly raking in the big bucks if you get my drift!
What about the waitress who put a lot of money into into their 401(k) in their pension? What about the one to work in a Belmont the hotel workers people like that so it excuse them when we retire we should be included with all that we have taken out of us.
SS Fairness, the actual bill, HR 82 addresses the WEP repeal. The WEP law revokes earned qualified Social Security (SS) away from just firemen, policemen, teachers, servants, since 1983. To be fair, it should revoke SS from ALL citizens who earned SS from many years work and then also earned a pension from many years work. The WEP should apply to no citizen or every citizen, including congress.
The rest of the people aren't punished for the type of job they had though. For example I worked for federal govt for over 20 yrs and paid into social security fully. When I suddenly became disabled they cut my social security by my pension, almost half. It's a terrible thing. I hope this passes so I can receive my full benefits i worked for(30, yrs). It would mean $1000 more a month and not wondering if i have enough for gas,dr bills etc.
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Some raise 2.1% while politicians get 14 to 15% raise? And they already got their raise while we us seniors have to wait till 2025? What's wrong with this picture?
Democrats
Indeed. I get SSI. It's messed up.
If they wouldn't give themselves a raise, they'd have no incentive to work for us.......
Exactly. This Bill received strong by partisan support. The Federal, State and local elected public servants will get the increase as well.
It is self serving. The majority of the State and Federal Senators and Representatives have lucrative deals with special interest groups, PACs, investments in hedge funds, lifetime pensions and healthcare.
These people need to recuse themselves from this Bill. The money belongs in the hands of the lower income public servants.
It’s the fox guarding the henhouse. Or, the RATS guarding the cheese, so to speak.
Stop the unjust penalties against public servants ! Pass Social Security Fairness Act…please
Why? Why should you get full Social Security benefits if you didn't fully pay into it? You paid into your own trust funds.
I worked for 22 years in jobs paying into social security and 23 not paying social security. When I start drawing from my investments, I lose half of my earned social security. I hope this passes.
If the senate screws this up some how they will have hell to pay for it.
Thank you for this informative video! I am someone that paid into Social Security before, during, and after my career in public education. Many of us had second or even third jobs while working in schools. What some people don't understand, is that we are only asking for what we deserve based on how much we contributed. Please pass the Fairness act!
My father & I were Phila.Police Officers. Both of us retired. My father & I were subject to Ronald Reagans WEP, which put my Father in poverty & I just received a $772 a month reduction in my SS @ 70 when I applied for benefits which were reduced for no reason. Both my father & I paid into system. PASS the fairness act.
I hope that it's more than that 2.5% increase they 've been advertising about.
It may not!
This is about people double dipping
@@virginiaschull9352 These people earned their pension and they earned their social security. It is not double dipping. These people were robbed by the government!
It's about them trying to figure out how little they can give us, while they take another 14 to 15% raise for themselves........
Personally, I think each senator should get paid whatever the median wage is, there in their state........
Will it MATTER ??? WHEN INSURANCE COMPANIES, Just automatically take that C.O.L.A
I definitely hope this passes the Senate and receives a Presidential signature. Penalizing people who've paid into Social Security for many years and then change careers to serve the public is ethically and morally wrong.
If we can send 240 Billion dollars to Ukraine 🇺🇦 over the last 3 years we should be able to afford 196 Billion dollars over 10 years 🤷🏻♂️
Amen to that.
Not after Trump gets through with screwing up the economy.
@waitforit5146 #NATO WILL HAVE TO START HELPING #UKRAINE , BECAUSE ZELENSKEY WONT BE GETTING ANY MORE
$$$ FROM TRUMP
#SSA COULD'VE BEEN FULLY FUNDED WITH WHAT UKRAINE WAS GETTING, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE BUT TRUMP WILL DO HIS BEST TO KILL #SSA , WHICH WILL HURT MOST OF US SEVERELY !!! LOOK SHIT UP PEOPLE AND QUIT BELIEVING EVERYTHING FOX " NEWS" , ETC SAYS ANYTHING FAR RIGHT NEWS IS BS 💩💩💩👎👎👎
MAKE OTHER PLANS TO MAKE
$$$ OR YOU WILL BE SHIT OUTTA LUCK 💩💩💩
That's a different fund, you ever do your own finances you'd know that you have separate funds for different things,like your housing funds aren't mixed in with your car funds!
I am 73 and still have to work part time. Needless to say, I am tired..........
I feel you man, doing the same thing and I am tired too
I am 56 and tired already,I hope I still have social security when I retire, been working since I been 16
RAISE SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS BY 100%
How about reclaiming all Social Security payments given to illegal immigrants and putting it back into the "pot"? 2% increase is a slap in the face to all hard working American Citizens dealing with a 20% inflation. Everything is going up except our pay. Why does Congress gey a 15% pay raise? They should be limited to the social security & military pay increase!
Are you referring to Melania Trump? Illegal immigrants can't collect Social Security, even after paying into the system.
Most people don't even make min wage on social security or disability. I worked for almost 40 years, became disabled and only get 1420 a month. It's ridiculous.
I get 977 dollars only
I get 1105 per month
I only get 1171
@@doristhomas5743 I don't know how they expect us to live on that. If you've worked, we deserve at least min. wage. If people have never worked I could see less.
Traceyoberry9590 you get more than I do and now my husband is retiring in a few weeks we are going to be even in a lower income. We still don't get any help . My husband worked over 40 years in the job he is retiring at. After they took all the taxes out on him his retirement he paid in for over 40 years was down to nothing because of Joe Biden and his administration took from all the pensions.
Hopefully, these penalties finally end to our teachers, police and firefighters!
I received a ss supplement when I retired because I had a mandatory retirement age that was below my ss eligibility age. When I took another job, they took the full ss amount away. Pass the bill. We earned it!
This is not a handout. If this bill passes, folks will be paid Social Security based on what they paid into Social Security. This bill brings Fairness to the system.
Thank you!
But it's not fair to the SSDI recipients who wanted to work but can't because of serious injury. They should be getting paid more. Now that's fair.
Schumer and Biden need to force Senate into a VOTE and PASS: S 597.....asap!
Schumer isn't going to do that he could care less
They will be out before this passes,but Trump will make sure it does.
So many dumb people , Democrats have always protected SS , Republicans have always been against it . Jeez , in 2013 , Ryan House actually voted to end SS and the Dems in the Senate saved it . Anyone who believes Trump is a fool .
@@jimbrauer1711 Why should they ? Democrats have always defended Social Security against Republican attacks and yet seniors keep voting against their own best interests . Anyone who believes the Orange guy when he says he is going to protect SS deserves to be fleeced by the party who has made it clear that they want to get rid of SS altogether .
As always some benefit but not all, always government doing nothing
It’s good for government workers. Most private sector employees have no pensions from employers. I hope government officials recognize this and also look at all senior citizens income and adjust accordingly.
If you received no other pension your benefits are not being offset.
Don't retire and think you are going to get rich on SS. Save money while you are able to work.. the government will screw you when they can!😢
We have no options other than paying into SS when you start to work
That is the LAW so when we retire agter putting in our required 40 quarters to be eligible to collect even if we get another job that does not take out SS we are still entitled to what we are owe.
There is no other way to explain it!!
DO THE RIGHT THING 👍
Thank god my mom could really use it i pray it goes all the way and i pray for more gpod changes to xome thank you god
Had the politicians had not took money that was in social security and spent it on other things there would be plenty of money for retirees.
The gov't also dipped into the teachers retirement fund. It was never repaid which explains why we are in the shape we are in.......so I agree with you @marygoodwin858
When I got my SS they took $200 from me because I had a pension in NY and I did not make a teacher's salary. Same union. Nobody tells you this after you retire! Awful!!!😕
If you didn't pay into it, you don't deserve it. If you paid into social security, then you deserve it.
Exactly,as long as it applies also to those who worked but not as public servant but regular jobs .
If you pay SSS for 40 units and worked in Government with FERS deductible , are you included ?
97% of recipients will ultimately pay for a bonus to the 3% who will now receive a higher total payout than those who earned the same amount under Social Security jobs alone.
So, no, Social Security benefits are NOT going up for everyone by a LONG shot.
HR 82 just passed…347 YEA votes! Now…S 597 needs a VOTE…to repeal: WEP and GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET….asap! Currently: 62 Co-Sponsors. . My deceased husband PAID IN....and I DON'T get ANY of his larger benefit! I taught Title 1 Reading to impoverished kids in MO. and KS. I need my SPOUSAL BENEFIT as a widow….right now!
And again, no consideration for those on the bottom. Thousands of seniors live in poverty still, receiving less than a thousand a month. Less than minimum wage earners in many states. I challenge anyone to live on that.
I retired after teaching 34 years. I also am now receiving disability due to my bad back with scoliosis and several bulging discs. How much will teachers be receiving? Please Pass the Social Security Fairness Act! It means everything to us Seniors.
That doesn't help people That don't have a pension as backup. We live on what one person live on.
The government gets 10 to 15 percent ss increase and we only get around 2 percent. This happens every time they give us a raise. Try living on 1100.00 a month.
Or 800.
Love how politicians were fine with punishing the public servants but taxing the top 1% to fund SSA is the worst thing that can ever be done!!
God forbid politicians tax their biggest donors.
The worst thing is the backdoor where the government can balance the budget shortfalls off social security, and have used billions from it over the years! Put that backdoor on the military budget not the elderly citizens!
Thank you
All good information ❤
Good news great for social security recipients 😊😊😊😊😊
Absolutely! This bill is a big step toward fairer benefits for retirees who served in public sector jobs. If it becomes law, it could make a huge difference for so many people who’ve been impacted by these penalties for years. Fingers crossed it gets through the Senate! 😊😊😊
I draw benefits as dac. My father passed away. Will I get a big increase if the bill passes?
Only fascist government workers benefited.
Pass the bill ❤
SSDI recipients who worked but can't get to work full retirement age should get at least $200 more a month instead of $1510. Rent is sky rocket greed. Social security needs to get better. Retirees who made it without getting injured some get over $4000 a month! This country is not we the people. It's we for some people and screw the poor.
I raised two children so worked two jobs to feed them. And what happens the Government decides oh we’re not going to give you your money.!! Jimmy Carter decided to give to anyone coming to our country over 65 years of age SS because they didn’t have time to earn it!! Please Please vote to give us our money. I’m still working at age 72 they still take SS out, but it doesn’t come to my pay check😢
We want our money back.. I busted my ass when I was working.. I was doing jobs that I was not qualified to do.. I wasn't trained for.. that's how I got my disability ..I got hurt on the job so I want my money back..
I was married for 18 years worked with my husband working really hard he gets the credits no me i didn't realize i was going to be disabled
As long as Congressmen and Senators do not get this. They already have huge paychecks per month, which is totally unacceptable. They need to be cut down to everyone else’s pay.
So is this only for government workers or public service workers?
It should be a 5%increase at least .so Ukraine doesn't get the other 2.5 %.
What if I get social security survivors benefits does this still apply
If you're receiving Social Security survivor benefits and also have a public sector pension from a job where you didn’t pay into Social Security, this bill could affect you. Right now, the Government Pension Offset (GPO) often reduces survivor benefits for people in this situation. If the Social Security Fairness Act becomes law, it would eliminate the GPO, potentially allowing you to receive your full survivor benefits without the offset. However, since the bill still needs Senate approval and might face delays or changes, it’s good to stay updated as it progresses.
Good question
A short fall of 7% .. this is another screw jub !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I worked 38 plus years so I was over my work credits,I’m on SSDi which is better than ssi or SSA
S 597 needs a vote...asap...to repeal WEP and GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET. There should be 62 Co-Sponsors ready to VOTE!
Why wait until now? They've had four years it's all smoke and mirrors
This is a good fairness. Also include nurses doctors etc
Hello sir, question: if this law passes do teachers and policemen etc in Puerto Rico quality also? Or because we are not a state so it does not apply to us in Puerto Rico
THANK YOU to all those who SUPPORTED HR82. Previous politicians ignored the problem for years and years because quite honestly they didn't care. Now that there is the support from the majority of Representatives to fix this , the opposition comes up with "a new solution". And do you know how long their "better bill" will take to implement? Probably NEVER, as it has very little support and is therefore doomed to fail, which is EXACTLY what those who oppose H.R. 82 want. Years and years and years and years of taking money out of hard working peoples paychecks and give them nothing to crumbs at the end. What a slimy group of politicians who oppose this knowing they will screw millions of Americans for decades to come, what a bunch of scumbags.
They should pass a bill to close Washington DC.
Why should people who didn't pay fully into the SS trust fund get full benefits?
The reason WEP and GPO exist is because they paid into their own local pensions instead of social security! How about don't accept your teachers pensions if you want full Social Security benefits, that's completely possible.
The trust fund is already at a massive deficit! This is just making the thing fail quicker!
Do you have any idea what timeline is next for the senate to vote on this ?
Congress adjourns on December 20. So it has to be passed by the Senate and signed by Biden by then.
😮 i only get 597 a month from Social security
$597 a month can be tough to manage, especially if you’re on a fixed income. If this bill passes, it could potentially raise your monthly benefits if the GPO or WEP currently reduces them. Many retirees are in a similar position, which is why there’s so much support behind this bill. Hang in there, and let’s hope it moves through the Senate soon!
@moneyinstructor thank you
I know me too
When I was teaching in PA., I had the choice of paying into the state retirement fund and Social Security or opting out of Social Security. If I opted out, I would receive more in my paycheck but I understood that I would receive no or reduced Social Security when I retired. It was my choice and I paid into both. If a person knowingly opts out of Social Security with the understanding that he won’t be eligible for it at retirement, should he receive it? If the retiree had no choice into paying into Social Security, that is another matter but if he turned it down, he shouldn’t receive it at retirement.
I was given no option in California.
@ : In that case I would agree that you have an argument for receiving Social Security.
I paid in to SS in several teaching jobs then moved to GA district that had withdrawn from SS. The WEP and GPO penalizes me over $800 a month that I earned and should get each month in retirement. This is huge difference in my retirement income for me. Praying it passes the Senate. There should be more money in budget with election of many illegals that are collecting benefits.
@ : You had me until the last comment about illegals. In 1022 illegals paid 46 billion into Social Security and Medicare. This is far more than any SNAP benefits they may have received. I do hope you get what’s coming in social security, though.
Wait too see if it happens to you.
I can't even begin to tell you how disgusted I am with the government we have right now. They can send billions of dollars to other countries and help everybody else, but they're complaining that it might deplete the social security fund over time??? This is why our administration sucks and we need new reform acts to protect the older people and their social security. People on social security should be getting enough money to cover everything they need plus money to live comfortably for the rest of their days on this Earth. All the money being sent to these other countries help this one, help that one and they can't even help their own hear at home, makes me sick!!! And as far as I'm concerned social security should start for any person 60 and above. The age they have right now is ridiculous. Anyone that works over 40 years should be eligible for social security. I have worked my whole life since I was 16. I am now 61 yet I cannot collect social security. That would be an extra $2,000 a month in my pocket. If I collect a social security right now, that would easily pay for my groceries car insurance, utility bills and household bills a month. Then I could still have my online shop for extra money if I needed it.
How about asking how are they eligible if thy never paid into social security??????
Many of them worked two jobs, or they had a job before or after their time as a teacher, policeman, etc and paid into social security on that other job. Two examples to illustrate what is happening. 1) a person works for 15 years managing an office and pays into social security, but decides to not work after the first fifteen years. They would get social security benefits based on what they paid into the system for 15 years. 2) second person works for 15 years making the exact same pay as the first as an office manager, paying the exact same amount into social security, but then decides to become a teacher which has a pension. Both individuals paid the exact amount into social security, but due to the windfall provision, the teacher would collect as little as 1/3rd of what person 1 will get in social security every month, because the teacher’s calculation is reduced because they get a pension. Obviously both individuals did not work the full amount to collect full social security benefits, but the teacher should not have theirs reduced even further because they decided to go into public service.
I believe not. You have to have had a job where you paid into SS and got the 40 quarters.
It only affects people who have paid into both social security and their pension. If someone didn't pay into social security and only paid into a pension, then that person still will not be eligible for social security benefits. Nobody's getting a free ride with this bill. It just means those of us who paid into both can receive benefits based on what we paid in instead of continuing to have what we paid into social security stolen by the government.
I worked 2 years before and 13 years after I retired from the USPS ! In those years I paid in almost 20k and employers around 21k. How can anyone say I shouldn’t get a minimum social security check instead of 33%
Don't do nothing for me.
Maybe Biden will get a win before he leaves
Always thought that when I got to the age of 65 I would get my retirement, cause that is what I was told but when I went to social security and ask for it I was told that I was already reviving my retirement that it was already included in my check. That I would not be getting the retirement. So I was started on a low income and I was told that I would receive my retirement at the age of 65. How is that , that I was getting it when my check is still the same. And that it was included in my check. So was I getting retirement since I was 52 , no that is not true.
I haven't heard anyone address what WEP did and what this bill will undo. Workers who had low income over their lifetime get their Social Security benefits adjusted higher and receive 90% of their Average Income Monthly Earnings. Someone who's earnings are artificially lower because of participation in another retirement system don't get the 90% but their benefit is reduced to 32% of their Average Income Monthly Earnings. Even though I think the bill should be passed.
This only helps the people who worked government jobs with their pension will now get the money they paid into SS. It will also short the life of SS for those who didn’t.
I worked almost every day on my off days so I would have social security and Medicare. It was a real shock when I applied for social security and was told almost $1200.00 a month. Then he told me I see you were a firefighter. That changed my benefit to a little over $300.00 and after Medicare came out I received $125.00.
Man I hope they fix this for you. This WEP is just a rip-off that Reagan signed into law. He made it look like he was saving social security but really he was just ripping people off.
What if a person worked on a job where SS was withheld and never paid into social security how does this change after them
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How is this bill good for SSDI recipients?
It's too little too late, while they use formulas for the little person, they dont use formulas for themselves.
Except most of these people already get a pension paid for by tax payers that is sometimes very generious, isn't that true?
Yeah and didn't have SS tax taken from their check most of their lives. But will get full benefits.
Not exactly. This video doesn't tell the whole story. This bill won't benefit those who've only worked in the public sector. This bill affects those of us who have worked in both the private and public sectors. We pay in massive amounts to social security in one job and then pay in massive amounts towards our pension in the other job. In the end, we only receive the pension and lose everything we've paid into social security. I've paid my share into social security but get zero in return for it. This sucks most when you consider people who work 20 years in retail (and get nothing back for all the social security paid in) and then 10 years in a public job (amounting to about 1/3 of what other people get who stay in one sector or the other for the whole 30 years).
That is the stupid part of it. They always cry poor mouth.
I paid into my pension for 30 years. So it wasn't just paid for by tax payers. Also, I worked a separate job outside of my government job and have over 40 quarters in of paying into Social Security, so I'm eligible for benefits. I am still paying into Social Security. If I pay Social Security taxes on 100% of my income, why should I only get 30% of my Social Security? That's like going to the grocery and buying a cart of food and being told I can only keep a third of it after paying for the full cart.
I worked in the private sector from age 15 to approximately 30. Then I worked PT in the public sector, where they didn’t take out social security. Folks like myself, are heavily impacted: smaller public pension, and a reduced social security benefit. Not exactly raking in the big bucks if you get my drift!
There's plenty of money for war and your children that follow,but no money to help you make a decent living in America
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What about the waitress who put a lot of money into into their 401(k) in their pension? What about the one to work in a Belmont the hotel workers people like that so it excuse them when we retire we should be included with all that we have taken out of us.
What about people thats on ssi and dont have the credits but im disabled and im only 55
Here we go again, what happened to the $200 ?
how about linemen?
STOP TAXING SOCIAL SECURITY.
Great news for government workers. To hell with the private sector
service ....public serviceyou get a pension this all wrong
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Damn right
Receive only people Hu have pension high
SS Fairness, the actual bill, HR 82 addresses the WEP repeal. The WEP law revokes earned qualified Social Security (SS) away from just firemen, policemen, teachers, servants, since 1983. To be fair, it should revoke SS from ALL citizens who earned SS from many years work and then also earned a pension from many years work. The WEP should apply to no citizen or every citizen, including congress.
Only helps Government employees. Doesn't help the rest of us.
Many states it effects teachers.
@heidikerr7184 are your teachers not government employees??
The rest of the people aren't punished for the type of job they had though. For example I worked for federal govt for over 20 yrs and paid into social security fully. When I suddenly became disabled they cut my social security by my pension, almost half. It's a terrible thing. I hope this passes so I can receive my full benefits i worked for(30, yrs). It would mean $1000 more a month and not wondering if i have enough for gas,dr bills etc.
Oh cmon trump n his cohorts are takin it away!!!
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This bill is not that good
Just More Of The Dems Handouts
It's not a handout. I paid into Social Security. I'm only asking for what I'm owed and not a penny more.
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