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by kenbiggs |

Feb 28, 2008(4 months ago) |

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For four years there have bills for this same subject but they never allow them out of committee. Why?
The Social Security Windfall elimination Act allows the Government to steal back money that people worked for. Why is it that the disabled and retired people are the first ones that this government sees fit to take away retiremenrt benifits especially when some only receive 40% to begin with.

by Anonymous |

Jun 21, 2008(about 1 month ago) |

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As a retired police officer of 30 yrs I ask you to support HR 82 with your active effort to get this unfair law off the books. I have earned way over the 40 required credits yet when i am eligible for SS in 2012 I get penalized. This is so unfair when you consider that it impacts such a limited number of employees in this country. I am not ignorant to the financial issues affecting SS and how this will impact it further. This law should never have been pased to start with and should be eliminated allowing retirees to collect the benefits they EARNED as police officers, teachers, firefighters and many other valuable public service jobs. Thank You
Jack Baber
Foley, AL

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Social Security Fairness Act of 2007

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

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1/4/2007--Introduced.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal:
(1) government pension offset requirements applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefi... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

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August 19, 2007 Silver-Haired Legislators councilwoman petitions Congress to help ...

She dispersed pertinent Social Security data and requested that all delegates support the passage of HR 82, a bill to repeal the Government Pension Offset ...