I cannot imagine that getting into law or even enough of Congress to agree to this- that's crazy.
There's an argument that Congressmen should get more money so that the lobby money is less tempting... an increase, Idk about 40%, but an increase might be justified if Congress actually got something good done.
Congress should get the same pay increases SS retirees get.
If 40% is good for congress then SS retirees should get the same.
There's another section of this bill to expand SS which is essentially "double dipping" . Those working for the RR or Government Service that do not pay and have not paid into SS are going to get benefits under this bill. Which is horrible to say the least. It's double dipping into a pension program they haven't paid into.
Intentionally bankrupting it.
This is dumb stuff.
Just pay those who have paid into SS 120 quarters their 40% pay raise and stop monkeying around. Retirees usually have minimal pensions to begin with. Inflation and taxes have eaten them alive these past couple of years. They generally don't have mortgages or car payments but do buy groceries, health care (medicines) and energy which have risen the most of anything.
This is just ridiculousness in the extreme here. 30-40 years of paying into the system just to get robbed by the government.....