[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Action Alert #83 – Act Now to Keep H.R. 711 Going!

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: Edmund TePas <ehtepas at yahoo.com>
> Date: June 19, 2016 3:49:27 PM PDT
> Subject: Fw: Action Alert #83 – Act Now to Keep H.R. 711 Going!
> Reply-To: Edmund TePas <ehtepas at yahoo.com>
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> On Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:48 PM, Edmund TePas <ehtepas at yahoo.com>  
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> On Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:44 PM, Edmund TePas <ehtepas at yahoo.com>  
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> This is a big step forward. Let your congress person know you want  
> them to vote yes. Ed TePas
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>  -------- Original message --------
> From: Judy Geppert
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> I know that it is too late as SAC has met, but perhaps you can send  
> it out to the group.  Not everyone is pleased with this bill, but  
> the CalRTA advocate, David Walrath, feels that it is a step in the  
> right direction.  This issue affects many kinds of government  
> workers in CA and 14 other states very negatively.   Judy
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> From: Social Security Fairness
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:03 PM
> To: Judy Geppert
> Subject: Action Alert #83 – Act Now to Keep H.R. 711 Going!
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> Action Alert #83 – Act Now to Keep H.R. 711 Going!
> Jun 15, 2016 05:02 pm | SS Fairness
> ACTION NEEDED THIS WEEK and NEXT
> (put this on your calendar to do):
> Call and write your Congresspersons.  Support H. R. 711.  house.gov
> Tell them—H.R. 711 corrects the faulty WEP formula.
> H.R. 711 was written to be cost neutral.
> Californians, Tell Feinstein’s office to sponsor this in the Senate!
> REASONS WHY H.R. 711 IS NEEDED
> It fixes the formula used to apply the WEP and reduces the penalty
> The WEP is WRONG for the purpose that it purports to accomplish  
> because its current formula over-assesses penalties and affects  
> people in erratic ways.  H.R. 711 uses a new system treating non- 
> Social Security (FICA) contributing earnings in the same way as  
> regular earnings which have been taxed to pay for Social Security  
> retirement. Under H.R. 711, our                         non-SS- 
> covered earnings are added toour SS earnings to get a better  
> picture of our lifetime earnings.  It then adds a formula to  
> correct for the fact that those not paying into SS during most of  
> their career look like low-income earners who get a higher rate of  
> return on their Social Security contributions. This new process  
> corrects the original faulty mathematical formula of the WEP.  It  
> will provide a 50% relief for persons who have not turned 62 by  
> Jan. 1, 2017.  The correction is somewhat less for those who are  
> older.
> We do agree that the whole idea behind the Windfall Elimination  
> Provision and HR 711 is UNFAIR because it pits the pension you  
> receive from a public agency against the Social Security that you  
> have earned in other work.  Contributions to the public pension we  
> receive are made at a different rate than FICA contributions to  
> Social Security.  Formulas for taxing pensions differ from those  
> used for taxing Social Security and are not even consistent from  
> state to state. Balancing part of our income against Social  
> Security retirement benefits looks just like means-testing. BUT  
> there is little chance to totally repeal that injustice now.
> REASONS TO COMPROMISE OUR TOTAL REPEAL POSITION
> Some of our strongest advocates who have fought for years for total  
> repeal are seeing that the only hope for change is in compromise,  
> as in most governmental decision making.  After 10 years, even  
> strong GPO/WEP repeal supporter Senator Diane Feinstein has given  
> up the fight, asking for another more attainable solution.   “Give  
> me another suggestion,” her office told us.  In 2017, the Social  
> Security Administration will have new powers to double-check the  
> source of everyone’s earnings to more consistently apply the GPO/ 
> WEP.  No longer will some slip through the cracks and escape these  
> penalties. This is a one time funding source to lessen the burden  
> of the WEP.  Many longtime lobbyists supporting complete repeal for  
> the GPO/WEP feel that if the WEP is modified, it will offer a  
> chance for later modification of the GPO.  This may be our only  
> opportunity to capitalize on both the momentum and the newly  
> available funding.
> The H.R. 711 bill ensures that as long as the Windfall Elimination  
> Provision is going to be administered, it is done accurately.  It  
> can save people as much as $2,000/year.  It will bring the issue of  
> both the GPO and WEP to the attention of Congress.  The more our  
> Representatives know about the WEP, the clearer will be their  
> understanding about the faulty reasoning behind both the offsets.
> Support H.R. 711!  Tell your Congresspersons and your Senators why  
> we need this NOW!
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