Thousands of Mainers expect to see boost in Social Security under bill before President Biden

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : From there, she said, it will take time for the Social Security Administration to recalculate the benefits for everyone affected.
55% : That's when she learned she wouldn't be able to collect the full amount of Social Security benefits she had earned through part-time work and other odd jobs because of her career as a public school teacher.
55% : The Windfall Elimination Provision reduces the benefits available to public employees who don't pay into Social Security through their government retirement plans, regardless of their contributions through other jobs.
54% : Some public sector employees in Maine still pay into Social Security if they also work or have worked in the private sector.
54% : Other spouses are eligible for between 71% and 100% of their loved one's benefits, according to the Social Security Administration, whereas the Government Pension Offset can result in the survivor not getting any spousal benefits.
53% : Meanwhile, in some states, certain public sector employees do contribute to Social Security through their government retirement plans and therefore are not subject to the two provisions.
51% : Right now, because of the Windfall Elimination Provision, she gets 40% of what she's earned in Social Security, or about $350 per month after Medicare is deducted.
50% : They won't have to think they're risking their prior earnings that they had been putting away into Social Security.
50% : "Why should I be penalized because Congress decided that was an easy target to get more revenue (from Social Security) to someone else?
46% : The 73-year-old Brunswick resident estimates he's lost about $93,000 in the 13 years, or $600 per month, since he started drawing Social Security in 2011.
44% : "Vicky Edwards, a retired teacher from Otisfield, has felt the loss of Social Security through the Government Pension Offset, which reduces the survivor benefits available to the spouse of a Social Security recipient -- if the surviving spouse has their own government pension.
39% : She has a pension from her teaching work, but said it's "not a livable pension," so Social Security from her other jobs is an important piece of her retirement.

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