By: Carl Erickson, AARP Arizona State President
There’s
a proposal being considered in Washington that would change the way
Social Security benefits are calculated for people who have incomes or
assets above a certain level. It’s called means testing.
AARP
opposes this proposal and believes that Social Security benefits should
continue to be based on contributions made to the program by an
individual, not based on other income sources.
Historically,
Social Security has been provided to anyone who has paid into the
system and meets the work/age requirements regardless of income,
investments, pension or savings. AARP believes that should continue.
A person should receive his or her Social Security benefits if they’ve been earned.
Means
testing would forever change the fundamental nature of Social Security
and erode or eliminate the important relationship between contributions
made into the program and benefits received.
Please send your representative in Congress a message and urge them to oppose means testing Social Security at AARP’s website: www.earnedasay.org .
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