From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!wb2!houxz!houxi!houxa!houxk!houxj!welsch Newsgroups: net.politics Title: Re: Social Security - (nf) Article-I.D.: houxj.203 Posted: Sat Jan 22 10:25:24 1983 Received: Sun Jan 23 08:52:34 1983 References: ihlpb.259 ittvax.588 Some comments on social security. First, SS is a commitment by our society to care for ALL older members of the society who have contributed to society. No it is not welfare nor should SS be confused as welfare. Second, the current cash flow problems faced by SS are caused by the high unemployment and general recession. Without SS the recession would be much worse than it currently is. Most of the money given out by SS is pumped right back into the economy. Third, there is a long term cash flow problem for SS based on the general aging of the population. Some suggestions to fix this problem are: a. Make the SS tax progressive. Note SS is not even a flat tax. It is regressive. b. Prevent double dipping by making the coverage universal, ie. Some federal, state and other employees can contribute a mimmal amount and still collect SS. Inother words everyone pays SS tax and everyone collects SS. c. Don't allow companies to force people to retire at a certain age. Also do not allow descrimation based on age. Allow older people to work for the same company in a different capacity without the opinion that she/he has been demoted. d. Provide more opportunities for older people to volunteer their services for the good of society, thus making those services less costly. e. Provide for universal medical coverage for everyone not just older people. Larry Welsch houxj!welsch