The Defend and Improve Social Security Act of 2018

[deist99]

Since the repubs seemed bent of destroying social security I have come up with an alternate plan. It is something I have been kicking around in my head for awhile and finally put to paper. I plan on sending it to my congressman, but I would like to get DUers input first. Also feel free to send it to your reps also. And if there are any DUers that are really good with numbers please crunch them for me. I have used some online save social security calculators but I could not put all the changes I made into them. The closest I came up with was that this plan would make social security solvent until the 2070s.

The Defend and Improve Social Security Act of 2018

Whereas 85% of Americans support the social security program and wish to see it continued and strengthened upon passage of this bill;
All earned and unearned income will be subject to the Social Security Tax of 6.2 percent.
The number of credits needed to be insured for Social Security retirement will henceforth be 15.
There will be no change in the number of credits needed for Social Security Disability.
Social Security retirement and disability will have a minimum insured amount of $1500.00 a month starting in FY 2018.
Social Security Spousal Benefits will have a minimum insured amount of $1000.00 a month starting in FY 2018.
Social Security retirement and disability benefits will have a maximum insured amount of double the minimum insured amount.
Social Security widows benefits for those who were married at least 15 years will be the full amount of the number earners full benefit amount.
Social Security benefits will no longer be taxed as income or in any other manner.
Social Security full retirement age will be set at 62 upon passage of this bill.
Social Security COLA will be based on the CPI-W unless that COLA amount is under 2 percent. If the CPI-W amount is under 2 percent the COLA for that year will be 2 percent.

[lagomorph777]

1. This, and many more bills like it.

Also, Dems need to start speaking in one- or two-syllable words:

"The Republicans want to drown your kids with global warming."
"The Republicans want to steal your Mom's money and starve her."
"The Republicans want to make you breathe poison."
"The Republicans want to make you drink poison."
"The Republicans want Putin to invade America."

Stop using mealy-mouthed words like "untruthful" or "disingenuous."

"The Republicans are LYING. They only LIE, 100% of the time."

[deist99]

5. Yes

But I think we need actual plans to present to the American people, especially the working class. This plan says we are going to have those who have benefited the most from America to pay their fair share.

Now the argument I see from the other side is that we are just being tax and spend democrats. That's when we hit them with, well it's better than being cut taxes for the rich and take benefits from the working class republicans.

[lagomorph777]

6. Let's boil it all down to this:

"Republicans want to steal your money and we want to take it from them and give it back to you."

[hibbing]

2. Good luck with that

As admirable as it is, you probably couldn't get the majority of Democrats in Congress to support it.


Peace

[Hoyt]

4. That's the sad reality. I'm just not sure being unrealistic does us any good.

I've heard the arguments that you begin negotiations shooting for the sky. But sometimes shooting for the sky just causes everyone to totally disregard the issue and/or the shooter(s).

[lagomorph777]

7. Don't fall for the same trap Dems have fallen into for years...

"If we don't have the votes for it, we jsut won't bother."

That's no way to deliver any message.

Put the bills out there, yell a lot, and show people that the Pukes are trying to hurt them.

[shraby]

3. Sounds good to me.

Social security is too low for most of the retirees, those who worked minimum wage a good share of their lives, women as usual have always been shafted on the wages.

Enough of getting a miniscule raise like .3% then losing it to a raise in the cost of medicare. This should be added to your list. The raise in social security should not have medicare taken out of it. They need to devise some way to let retirees actually GET a raise, maybe an extra raise to cover the cost of medicare. For people depending totally on Social security, any raise in medicare is devastating to their well being.

[awoke_in_2003]

8. Yep

My wife will probably get a whopping $3 a month raise. I cover her insurance through work, luckily.