Tag: raising FRA
Improving benefits for the low paid is a noble goal, but all but the very wealthy need the benefits in current law. Why in the world would Republicans put out a plan to dramatically cut Social Security? Even Donald Trump said he wouldn’t mess with the program’s benefits. Yet, the Republican Study Committee’s Blueprint to Sav…
And raising the Full Retirement Age from 67 to 70 would be the worst way to cut them. The American Academy of Actuaries – a group of usually sober and sensible people – recently issued a brief making the case for “Raising the Social Security Retirement Age.” Their argument is straightforward. Social Security is…
