NASI Survey Shows Support for Increasing Social Security Benefits

[eridani]

I know I'm a broken record on this subject, but our representatives really do need to keep hearing from us.

http://www.nasi.org/sites/default/files/research/What_Do_Americans_Want.pdf?

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) recently released a new video to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Social Security. The video, Social Security: Americans Agree, focuses on the results of a national survey that NASI released earlier this year. The survey found that 7 out of 10 Americans see Social Security as the foundation of their retirement security, 84 percent of Americans say Social Security does not provide enough income to retirees, and 75 percent say we should consider increasing benefits.

According to NASI, Americans would support program changes that provide additional funding for Social Security, such as eliminating the cap on taxable earnings, raising the Social Security tax rate, and increasing the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to better keep up with inflation. In contrast, Americans oppose proposals that reduce benefits, such as raising the full Social Security retirement age from 67 to 70.

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[DirkGently]

1. Yep. We need to stop just resisting & start PUSHING the other way. n/t

[woo me with science]

2. +1

[RKP5637]

3. +1, n/t

[leftstreet]

5. +1

[Agony]

6. +6.02x10^23

Avocados Number sez YES! Push the other way!

NEVER start negotiating where you want to end up... that's just basic

SS at 55!

52?

Cheers,
Agony

[DirkGently]

8. Exactly. Why start negotiations behind where you want to be?

[Tomica]

4. I also saw this article today that predicts a 1.7% CPI increase.

Here...

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/08/first-look-at-2014-cost-of-living.html

[Curmudgeoness]

7. No problem, keep being a broken record.

The people who are trying to push cuts and deductions in benefits need to keep hearing from us.

I am heartened to hear that so many people believe in the benefit of SS. I wonder if younger people were included in this survey, because all I ever hear is how young people do not trust that SS will be there for them, and they resent paying into it. If they were also included in this survey, that is very good news.