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Arguments For and Against WEP-GPO Repeal Continuing to Surface
As noted in today’s headline post on this site, President Biden’s January 5 signing of the “Social Security Fairness Act” of 2023 into law continues to churn the media airwaves in its aftermath. Here are some examples of what’s surfacing:
- Heartland Institute policy Advisor Brenton Smith, in a post carried in The Washington Times, cites constitutional questions related to the Act’s passage and calls it “… the worst example of big government getting bigger in modern times.” Read this post here for an interesting perspective on the matter.
- The day after President Biden signed the Act, AMAC Newsline published a reprint of an Epoch Times post by retired SSA deputy press officer Tom Margenau titled “The Social Security Fairness Act: A $200 Billion Boondoggle.”
- On the other side of the coin, the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO on January 10 published an article thanking “… all the activists and elected officials who helped pass this law.”
- The Texas AFT (affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and AFL-CIO) last week published a recap of the Act’s signing, lauding its members who “… never stopped fighting for this crucial reform.”
As the 119th Congress progresses and as the matter of Social Security’s rapidly evolving financial catastrophe gains attention, it’s likely that the financial implications of the Social Security Fairness Act will receive attention. For now, though, it’s a “done deal.”