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Presently , the cap has been exceeded by 150 City employees but it has not yet been determined if the cap will be lifted , raised or imposed . WHEREAS , blind individuals eligible to receive disability insurance benefits under Social Security are subject to an earnings limitation , referred to as the " substantial gainful activity test " ; and WHEREAS , the provision in law which governs the amount of countable earnings allowed under the substantial gainful activity test for working blind persons is the exempt earnings provision applicable to retired persons , age 65 to 69 ; and WHEREAS , several proposals are pending in the Congress to alter the exempt earnings provision for retirees by removing the earnings limitation altogether or by substantially raising the current exemption ; and WHEREAS , the Social Security earnings limitation both for senior citizens and for working-age blind persons is economically unsound and socially harmful in that severe income penalties are levied against persons who attempt to become or to remain productive ; and WHEREAS , most of the pending proposals to raise or eliminate the earnings limitation would repeal the statutory relationship between substantial gainful activity for the blind and the exempt earnings provision for senior citizens , providing a work incentive for seniors while continuing to penalize blind persons who work ; and WHEREAS , the Social Security Administration has voiced support for raising the earnings exemption for seniors but has taken no particular stand pertaining to what effect ( if any ) a change in the law should have on allowed earnings for the blind : Now , therefore , BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention assembled this sixth day of July , 1991 , in the City of New Orleans , Louisiana , that this organization request the support of the Social Security Administration for maintaining the present statutory relationship between the earnings exemption for seniors and substantial gainful activity for the blind , if the earnings limitation is raised or removed ; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we urge all members and responsible leaders in the Congress to reject proposals to raise or remove the earnings limitation under Social Security unless provisions are included to exempt the earnings of blind persons to the same extent allowed for seniors . They dictate how much more of every extra dollar you get - - whether from a pay raise or interest on savings or income from your profession , shop , or whatever - - must go to government . It is strongly recommended that , if matters concerning class allegations are raised or an individual approaches an EEO counselor as a class agent for counseling , the EEO counselor immediately contact the EEO Officer , or designated person , for advice and guidance on the proper course of action to follow . Compensation caps should be raised or removed for victims of severe or permanent head or spinal cord injury . When national economies are integrated through free markets lower living standards in some countries make it more difficult to raise or preserve living standards in countries with higher living standards . The council discussed the current level of surety and whether the current $ 100,000 cap should be raised or removed .