And as a result, the special minimum benefit has been weakened because it's smaller. And right now only a teeny tiny fraction of beneficiaries receive this benefit. And Only one person out of every 2,380 persons receives the special minimum benefit. So my bill would update the special minimum benefit to 100% of the poverty level, which would help it better benefit low wage workers in retirement. (07:19–07:28)
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