Sunday, May 26, 2019

Fwd: ANS -- Joe Biden: Cut Medicare And Social Security

I have been getting various feedback about the post about Biden, so, just to be fair, I will pass this one on to you all.  

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Date: Sun, May 26, 2019 at 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: ANS -- Joe Biden: Cut Medicare And Social Security
To: Kim Cooper <kimc0240@gmail.com>


I have some trouble with this. Everyone including Bernie Sanders recognizes the need to adjust SS. That doesn't mean a "cut" in benefits necessarily.  The main proposal is to lift the cap of income contributions, so higher salaries pay into it longer. Another idea is to put a ceiling on benefits for those earning higher incomes. SS is good until ~2035 or so then more revenue will be needed to keep from cutting benefits. We need to figure this out better and state our preferences.  I usually like the young Turks, but let's be careful here. 

On Sun, May 26, 2019, 4:19 PM Kim Cooper <kimc0240@gmail.com> wrote:
Joe Biden wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.  He's pretty subtle about it, but he is Republican Lite.  

--Kim

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