Preserving and strengthening Social Security for Washington State
Lately there's been a lot of talk about 'austerity measures' to manage the deficit in Washington D.C., but not much in the way of specifics. Perhaps attracting the most attention was President Obama's Fiscal Commission, which proposed benefit cuts and increases in the retirement age. Many elected officials have been reluctant to comment on these plans -- …
Continue reading Wonder why deficit hawks in DC are trying to cut Social Security? So do we.
On November 30th, Social Security Works Washington called on its member organizations to join the National Call Congress Day. When the Congressional switchboard went down because it was overwhelmed with too many calls, we knew your efforts had been successful. Here are the numbers: Washington callers placed 1,218 calls -- 5th best out of all …
Continue reading Washington callers contribute to national call-in day success
Via Social Security Works President Obama has proposed a 2% payroll tax holiday on employees only. Currently, employees pay a 6.2% FICA tax on wages up to $106,800. The Administration’s proposal would exist for one-year and is estimated to cost $120 billion. The revenue Social Security would lose from the payroll tax cut would be …
Continue reading President Obama’s Payroll Tax Holiday Could Unravel Social Security
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