From the Coalition: Strengthen Social Security in 2012

By Robby Stern, President of the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans At its final 2011 coalition meeting, the Social Security Works Washington Coalition adopted priorities for protecting and strengthening Social Security in 2012. Over the past year, the Coalition successfully fought efforts to weaken Social Security through the application of the chained CPI formula …

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Just Scrap the Cap on Social Security

Don't think Social Security cuts affect you? Think again. Because if Social Security is cut, your parents might be movin' in. Here's the deal: right now, everyone pays Social Security taxes on the first $106,800 they earn, which means most people pay Social Security taxes on their whole paycheck. But since $106,800 is the cap …

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