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Feb 20, 16:10

Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion

Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...

Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion

Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...

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How did the 1983 Social Security reforms lead to the creation of the provisions repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act?

The 1983 Social Security reforms included provisions to address overpayments to individuals with both Social Security-covered and non-covered employment. The recent repeal of these provisions rectifies a perceived inequity, but at the cost of increased financial strain on the Social Security system. The calculations for Social Security benefits were changed in 1983 because of concerns that the system was skewed in favor of lower-income workers who received pensions from non-covered jobs.

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Dec 19, 19:12

Senate to Vote on Social Security Fairness Act: $200 Billion Cost, Increased Insolvency Risk

The Senate is poised to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate benefit adjustments for certain public sector employees, potentially costing Social Security nearly $200 billion over 10 years and increasing its insolvency risk, based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Senate to Vote on Social Security Fairness Act: $200 Billion Cost, Increased Insolvency Risk

The Senate is poised to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate benefit adjustments for certain public sector employees, potentially costing Social Security nearly $200 billion over 10 years and increasing its insolvency risk, based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.

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What are the immediate financial implications of the Social Security Fairness Act's potential passage, and how would it affect Social Security's solvency?

The Social Security Fairness Act, nearing Senate approval, would eliminate adjustments to Social Security benefits for certain public sector employees with alternative pension plans, potentially costing Social Security nearly $200 billion over 10 years. This repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) would restore substantial benefit windfalls for these employees, many of whom did not contribute to Social Security. This could exacerbate the program's financial instability.

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