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Mike Levin: About 30 percent of Social Security benefits go to those who are disabled and those who are family members. And the…

On the recordMarch 8, 2005
About 30 percent of Social Security benefits go to those who are disabled and those who are family members. And the President said, if I might take another 30 seconds, that they would not be affected, the disabled. But that does not work out because what he has called a good blueprint provides for major benefits cut. And the plan, the second plan of the commission that is part of that good blueprint does affect the disabled. And if you were to have these massive cuts over time, especially hurting younger workers, for retirees and not for the disabled, it would mean deeper cuts yet for younger workers who are going to retire.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of proposed Social Security cuts on disabled individuals and younger workers.

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