http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2772.html#46999 Like Janis Herren, I too paid into Social Security at the same time I was paying into the Texas Teacher Retirement. When I started drawing my Social Security I was also penalized. If you work under both systems and pay into both retirement systems you should not be penalized. This needs to be changed.... 46999@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:26:51 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2772.html#46963 Just hand out social security benefits to the one's that never worked, then penalize the one's that payed in all their lives. What a great society we have here.... 46963@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:34:58 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2772.html#41538 OH BOO HOO!... 41538@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:12:35 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2772.html#29575 I have approximately eighty (80) quarters of "substantial" earnings between 1961-1997. I began drawing Texas Teacher Retirement in 1993. I also earned and paid Social Security taxes on $21,745 that same year. I was contributing to Social Security on the last day I taught but in another job. My Social Security benefits were reduced to 40%. Unfair.... 29575@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:46:46 EST