Thursday Reads

 I ain't holding my breath, but it looks like the bill to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision/Government Pension Offset will be put to a vote next week in the United States Senate.  It has already passed the House.  President Biden has indicated he will sign it if passed.

No, it won't speed up Social Security's "insolvency,"  because no federal program can be "insolvent."  It is a crock of shit peddled by right-wing liars backed by billionaires who own companies and who do not want to pay the employer's share of FICA.  It has always been about that.

I stand to gain about $120 a month if the WEP is repealed.  Think: I had something like one third of my tiny Nevada pension of then-$341 a month applied against my Social Security benefit.  Never mind I actually paid into the system and continue to pay into it.  

If passed and signed into law, it will be retroactive beginning December 2023.


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The UK has put an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for minors for "gender identity treatment."  I suspect the US will follow shortly if the USSC rules in favor of states banning it.

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