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John Shaw: I mentioned it to her, and I asked her her age. Her age is a little above 65 but below 70. She is working waiting on…

On the recordMarch 28, 2000
I mentioned it to her, and I asked her her age. Her age is a little above 65 but below 70. She is working waiting on tables, very hard work for someone that age, on her feet all day long, never complains. And yet we are taxing her at such an unconscionable rate. I told her that we were going to be passing this and that she would not only no longer be penalized but that she was going to receive back the penalties that she has incurred from the first of this year. This is a first step, only a first step, towards Social Security reform, but it is one that is purely one of fairness. It is so unfair for us to have continued to penalize older workers just simply because they were between the age of 65 and 70, saying that they could not keep their entire benefit.
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John Shaw
North Carolina

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Discussing the impact of taxation on older workers during a speech on Social Security reform.

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