We should not tax the very people who need their money the most, my generation, to transfer that to the wealthy.
Invoking privilege preventing access to documents should be done sparingly and err on the side of transparency.
What we are effectively doing is we are transferring wealth from the young to the old.
I would favor having retirees bear a larger share of everyday costs in return for greater protection against the worst health cost outcomes.
I favor making automatic enrollment universal, at least for employees earning above the poverty line.
This is, by far, the biggest threat to retirement security, and should be addressed as promptly as possible.
the Social Security 2100 Act is more than 100 percent tax increases.
But it was not created to be paying $40,000 a year to somebody who made 130 every year of his life.
The issue isn't how you treat the poor. The issue is do we want to raise taxes on middle and higher-income people in order to pay higher ben...
The idea is that they--if you reduce their future benefits, they will respond by working and saving more.
Not necessarily less in dollar terms, but less than they are currently promised.