The data now exist for the Social Security Administration to calculate benefits as intended, applying a progressive benefit formula based on the income that people actually earn and the Social Security taxes they actually pay. The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 (H.R. 5342) is much closer to a fair and accurate fix for the Windfall Elimination Provision and would cost significantly less—about $24 billion over 10 years—with a minimal impact over 75 years. This act or, a separate bill, could incorporate a similar fix for the Government Pension Offset.