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To: Brilliant
He's going to index the benefits according to your income. That's a poverty program.

You are ignorant of the current program. It already does this.

30 posted on 04/28/2005 7:08:52 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

you are correct, it does. and it does it on the "back end" too, through the income tax, subjecting a higher portion of your SS benefits to income tax depending on your total income. Clinton raised that tax dramatically.

but the issue is, will it get worse under this proposal?


32 posted on 04/28/2005 7:10:28 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: Raycpa

It will do it a lot more, if he has his way.


35 posted on 04/28/2005 7:12:15 PM PDT by Brilliant
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