New Repug plan to ‘fix’ Social Security
Forget privatizing Social Security with individual retirement accounts – that idea is so 2003. John “Orange Man” Boehner rolls out the newest GOP plan to ‘fix’ Social Security – everybody will just have to work until they die. What’s next, Orange Man – making up for lost tax revenues by bringing in ‘younger’ workers – like maybe child labor? With loonies like “Ayn” Rand Paul waiting in the wings for the upcoming election I wouldn’t be too surprised to see that concept mooted. And with the current reactionary makeup of the SCOTUS, it’s not inconceivable that they might take a strict ‘Originalist’ interpretation of the Federal Government’s ability to restrict labor practices (they’ve ruled in favor of child labor before).
To personalize this just a bit, my mom is still working in her late 70s, and my dad was working up until his first cancer treatments – I imagine a lot of people could say that Boehner’s fix is already the Status Quo.
Tags: child labor, John Boehner, Paul Rand, retirement age, SCOTUS, Social Security
July 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 am
So I don’t get your point. Bumping up the age before people can collect SS is a tradition, just as it is to expand those who receive it. Read wikipedia about SS, it describes SS history pretty well. While I think Boehner sucks I think its the first time in a long time that the Republicans are addressing SS with a workable solution.
Also, I don’t understand why you can’t bump up the age as you expand those who get benefits…its not just for seniors any more.
BTW, when SS was first implemented, the average age Americans lived was I think 62 while today the average age is in the late 70s and those of us who were born in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc will probably live beyond this due to better health habits and improved medicine.
July 7th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
…or we could simply raise the cap on the salary subject to SSI tax…