The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ending two of the program’s policies in place for decades — the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset.

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    22 hours ago

    I wonder what else is in the bill. It’s confusing that this would pass in light of all the threats by Musk/Trump (Mump?)

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      21 hours ago

      Social security will be easier to kill a decade from now when it’s $200 billion more in the hole