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usaf-vet

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12. WOW that is one HELL of a list . Well done. Bookmarking it for future reference.

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Sun Jan 5, 2025, 02:50 PM

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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden is signing [View all] FightFight Jan 2025 OP

Thanks Joe. surfered Jan 2025 #1

Thank you, President Biden! I personally will benefit from this barring a career change. LonePirate Jan 2025 #2

Social Security is NOT facing an "insolvency" crisis. It's not broke and will not be. CousinIT Jan 2025 #3

It's more about bookkeeping than anything else. No fed program can "go broke" or be "insolvent." valleyrogue Jan 2025 #6

The Social Security Trustees use the intermediate assumptions. Their report is the basis of predictions that progree Jan 2025 #9

"Any "fix" is easy to do, and this is why Congress hasn't rushed to do anything about it." progree Jan 2025 #11

They could also raise the cap. CousinIT Jan 2025 #15

It isn't just billionaires, anybody above the max wage cap of $176,100 (in 2025) would be affected. progree Jan 2025 #17

That's it. They are itching for it to be part of the General Fund too (which it currently is not) CousinIT Jan 2025 #13

Well here we agree whole-heartedly: "Once it is part of the GF though, then it's easier to CUT as part of the budget." progree Jan 2025 #18

The youngest of the baby boomers are 60, and a large share of those in the cohort are dead. valleyrogue Jan 2025 #7

And that was planned for. What wasn't anticipated was the wage stagnation CousinIT Jan 2025 #14

You seem to think Americans care about policy choices... They don't. This battle is cultural. jvill Jan 2025 #4

Great news indeed. The organization instrumental in repealing the offsets valleyrogue Jan 2025 #5

Does it do anything to help those people reliant on disability because $1100.00 a month doesn't go very far. cstanleytech Jan 2025 #8

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Jan 2025 #10

WOW that is one HELL of a list . Well done. Bookmarking it for future reference. usaf-vet Jan 2025 #12

Repeal is now official. n/t valleyrogue Jan 2025 #16

Great news for me personally madville Jan 2025 #19

Happening Now: President Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #20

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