WALLY HERGER: “I rise today to say that working seniors deserve a break, and it is time we gave it to them. I think most of us in this…”

“I rise today to say that working seniors deserve a break, and it is time we gave it to them. I think most of us in this chamber agree that our Tax Code needs to be fairer. And in order for the Tax Code to be fairer, we must first eliminate the many ways that it unfairly punishes the American people. Our House took a first step on this front just a few weeks ago when we passed a bill that would give married couples relief from the marriage tax penalty. But just as it is unfair for couples to be penalized simply for being married, it is equally unfair for senior citizens to be penalized simply because they have jobs. Yet the Social Security earning limits is doing just that. Because of these earnings limits, senior citizens risk losing a large portion of their Social Security benefits if they decide to keep working past the age of 65 and they make more than the law allows. In essence, our government is telling senior citizens that they should not work. Instead, our government should encourage not discourage. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting to eliminate the Social Security earnings limit.”