Social Security expansion passes Senate, heads to Biden's desk - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Millions of Social Security recipients will soon see an expansion of their benefits after the Senate on Saturday passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.
59% : "Social Security is the foundation of retirement income for most Americans," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a co-author of the bill.
55% : It's unclear how quickly the Social Security Administration will be able to update future benefits and make retroactive payments.
48% : "Non-covered earnings" most often apply to jobs with federal, state, or local governments, non-profit groups, and employers based in other countries.
47% : The WEP applies to those who have a pension from jobs not subject to Social Security payroll tax, while the GPO reduces benefits of spouses and widows or widowers with a government-based pension from jobs also not covered by Social Security.
44% : Critics made a twofold case against it: Social Security will run out of money sooner, and expanding benefits to those with jobs that weren't covered by Social Security taxes is unfair to taxpayers.

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