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49. if Biden doesn't sign a bill he supported

Reply to DianneD (Reply #48)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:08 PM

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I would be surprised.

It won't become a zombie.

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Mazel tov! Drum Saturday #1

And Musk is ready with his "DOGE" scissors question everything Saturday #2

Not happening. n/t valleyrogue Saturday #3

To see how many people will want to Luigi him dalton99a Saturday #8

I am so happy! This has affected me since I retired in 2017. A Brand New World Saturday #4

Very similar to me madville Saturday #16

It took over a decade, but it finally happened. valleyrogue Saturday #5

+1. It is a horrible injustice that keeps some retirees in abject poverty dalton99a Saturday #6

Yay!!! Great news!! I didn't know what the bill was. LeftInTX Saturday #7

Thank you to the Senate and to President Joseph Biden. sheshe2 Saturday #9

This kind of bipartisanship is the way it is supposed to be. That is the way it USED to be valleyrogue Saturday #10

I can't tell you how happy I am right now. sheshe2 Saturday #11

so, passed in both houses?" MadameButterfly Saturday #12

It is on Biden's desk dalton99a Saturday #14

Yes. It passed both houses overwhelmingly. President Biden will sign it. n/t valleyrogue Saturday #17

When does this go into effect? senseandsensibility Saturday #34

Retroactive to January 2024 dalton99a Saturday #36

Thanks! senseandsensibility Sunday #38

I suspect Social Security will issue an official statement with details after Biden signs the bill dalton99a Sunday #45

Why were some government employees exempted from SS in the first place ? MichMan Saturday #13

Our pension is better than SS madville Saturday #15

Rules for thee, but not for me. MichMan Saturday #18

It's not an "opt out" madville Saturday #19

Not Sure How It Got Started - I Paid 10% Each Check To Teacher Retirement System alcuno Saturday #35

Just getting what's owed to you madville Sunday #37

I don't think it's fair that some government jobs are exempted from SS while everyone else is required to contribute MichMan Sunday #40

This is filling in a gap madville Sunday #41

Why were any plans exempted in the first place ? MichMan Sunday #42

Powerful unions at the time madville Sunday #43

Got it MichMan Sunday #44

They earned those social security benefits madville Sunday #46

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But if you never worked a Public Government job, ALL you get is just SS. They used to call that Double Dipping. mackdaddy Saturday #20

Yes, I remember the frenzy about "double-dipping" pensioners back then RandomNumbers Saturday #21

Collecting a pension and getting Social Security is NOT "double dipping." That was a right-wing LIE peddled years ago. valleyrogue Saturday #22

Thanks for that background RandomNumbers Saturday #30

This was truly bipartisan legislation. valleyrogue Saturday #31

Completely untrue. valleyrogue Saturday #24

It was theft madville Sunday #47

You ARE saying that anyone who paid into SS shouldn't get the benefits they earned, although you probably don't mean to. HeartachesNhangovers Saturday #26

The thing is most of those who make the "big pensions" wouldn't qualify for SS in the first place. valleyrogue Saturday #27

Does this pave the way to drop public employee pension plans? leftstreet Saturday #23

No. n/t valleyrogue Saturday #25

Good. Because anything our overlords label a "Fairness" Act.... leftstreet Saturday #28

It IS a "Fairness Act." This was bipartisan legislation of the best sort. valleyrogue Saturday #29

Right, got it leftstreet Saturday #32

Only 20 GOP senators voted against repeal. valleyrogue Saturday #33

Question... Is President Biden vetoing this bill??? ...Still not signed yet DianneD Yesterday #48

if Biden doesn't sign a bill he supported mercuryblues Yesterday #49

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Methinks he will announce signing the bill between the holidays for greater exposure Brother Buzz Yesterday #51

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That too, and see deserves the photo op considering she has... Brother Buzz 23 hrs ago #53

You will see a headline when he does Lulu KC 5 hrs ago #54