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<title>Comment by Ruby (January 31, 2009, 01:00:00)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_81.html#50371</link>
<description>Just because they was an error for these people born in certain years does not mean they do not deserve fair pay on their social security checks. Be fair - you don't seem to have a problem giving soc.sec. to illiegal immigrants....</description>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 81 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc0&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Notch Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc1&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc2&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc3&quot;&gt; Points Against &lt;/h2&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Revision by webmaster (January 7, 2009, 01:00:00)</title>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 81 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc4&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc5&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc6&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc7&quot;&gt; Points Against &lt;/h2&gt;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 81 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc8&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc9&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc10&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc11&quot;&gt; Points Against &lt;/h2&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Status as of January 6, 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_81.html</link>
<description>1/6/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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