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Warren's Social Security COLA poses a question for Clinton
https://ourfuture.org/20151110/warrens-social-security-cola-bill-poses-a-question-for-clinton?utm_source=progressive_breakfast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pbreakSNIP###
"When it became clear that Social Security recipients would not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in 2016, Sen. Elizabeth Warren came up with an ingenious remedy, which she introduced in the Senate last week: End the taxpayer subsidy for CEO bonuses and use the proceeds to give seniors and veterans a one-time boost in their benefits.
What we do not know yet is whether frontrunner Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton supports that idea. Where she stands on this bill would say a lot about where she stands on the larger question of expanding instead of cutting Social Security.
We do know where her chief competitor, Sen. Bernie Sanders, stands. He is one of 18 original co-sponsors of a bill that would give seniors, veterans and people with disabilities a one-time benefit adjustment of 3.9 percent, which would amount to a $581 payment to the average beneficiary."
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Warren's Social Security COLA poses a question for Clinton (Original Post)
Iwillnevergiveup
Nov 2015
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Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)1. Honestly,
I don't know how people whose income is solely S.S. survive!
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)2. HRC should since most of the co sponsors have endorsed her.
ruffburr
(1,190 posts)3. I'm sure-
She will be endorsing it soon as usual which ever way the wind blows.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)4. No doubt man DUers
including myself, would greatly benefit from an adjustment of 3.9%.