Preserving and strengthening Social Security for Washington State
From the Florida Sun-Sentinel: Today's young adults face a future of higher taxes or lower benefits to keep Social Security afloat by the time they retire. That's why young people have the most at stake in the presidential debate this year over very different visions for Social Security, an economic mainstay in the retirement haven …
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On Sunday September 8th, the New York Times published online and in print a letter from Social Security Works - Washington Chair Robby Stern on the simplicity of scrapping the cap to strengthen and preserve Social Security. From the NYT Sunday Dialogue: Currently, individuals earning more than $110,100 do not pay Social Security taxes on …
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Remind me again why I’m supposed to be dismayed about the federal government providing insurance much more efficiently than the private sector? Josh Bivens calls out New York Times columnist David Brooks for setting up a false choice for voters: Social Security/Medicare vs. public investment: Yesterday, David Brooks channeled a deeply flawed presentation by the Third …
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