The Senate is set to vote on a bill that proposes to give state and local government employees a Social Security bonus exceeding $200 billion. Social Security is projected to be out of funds in ten years and is facing insolvency. Instead of addressing these financial issues, 62 senators, including some claiming to be fiscal conservatives, support a bill that raises benefits for public employees, despite these workers already earning about 30% more than private sector employees and often qualifying for generous state pensions.
This particular bill, H. R. 82, was passed by the House in November with a significant majority of 327 votes. Currently, the government is running $2 trillion deficits, and Social Security has an unfunded liability of $22 trillion. Yet, senators across both parties are opting to exacerbate these financial problems, potentially pushing the date for the depletion of the Social Security trust fund closer by nearly a year. The authors of this bill seem to believe that their actions will go unnoticed. However, there is a strong message urging the President to take action against what is perceived as a financial injustice.
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