Social Security Fairness Act passes Senate, set to become law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Larson, who serves as ranking member of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, has been pushing for more comprehensive reforms to Social Security for years.
62% : Current estimates show the Trust Fund for old age and survivors insurance will be able to pay 100% of Social Security benefits through 2033.
61% : His legislation, "Social Security 2100 Act," has support from 188 Democrats but no GOP co-sponsors.
57% : Passage was a major victory for advocates who argue the deductions unfairly hurt those who collected pensions but also worked jobs covered by Social Security.
52% : The Windfall Elimination Provision can lower how much beneficiaries receive from Social Security if they also get pensions or disability benefits from uncovered work.
52% : The Government Pension Offset can cut Social Security spousal or survivor benefits by two-thirds of the non-covered pension from local, state or federal government employment.
49% : The bill eliminates two provisions that reduce Social Security payments to certain beneficiaries as well as spouses and surviving family members who also collect a pension from jobs that did not pay Social Security payroll taxes.
49% : His own bill would fund the repeal of WEP and GPO through raising the income cap on taxable earnings for Social Security.
48% : "But critics raised concerns because there is no offset to pay for the repeal, and it would speed up the projected timeline of Social Security becoming insolvent, though both sides have acknowledged that Congress will need to deal with larger reforms to the program for its long-term financial health.
44% : For some who receive a teacher's pension, the cuts can be larger than their spousal benefits, so they essentially receive nothing through Social Security.

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