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Social Security Complications as a result of the Fairness Act
The Fairness Act was the largest change to Social Security in decades. The chaotic process that preceded the bill being passed and the fact that Congress failed to fund the additional administrative costs of processing the change has added to…
HR 82 Retroactive Payments Being Processed
In support of HR82 the Social Security Fairness Act, the Social Security administration has begun processing retroactive payments to over 3.2 million people who had offsets to their benefits because of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset…
What to do now That the Social Security Fairness Act has passed
Then President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January 5, 2025. This eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). There two pieces of legislation imposed offsets to some government employees who did…
An Analysis of the Future Potential Result of the Passage of HR82
The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) made the headlines at the end of 2024. So what happens next? How will the repeal affect Social Security Solvency? Will there be some corrective tax…
Will Biden Sign HR 82 into Law?
HR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, has been passed by Congress and is now sitting on Biden’s desk waiting for a signature for it to become law. The President has until Monday to sign it, which is January 6th.…
Detailed Explanation of the Social Security “Fairness” Act
Andrew G Biggs gives insight into why public employees who don’t participate in Social Security are not being cheated when their Social Security benefits are offset because of their pensions. When you understand how the Social Security formula works, you…