Social Security reduction factor: Use Social Security as a future-loan program
Social Security benefits may also be used as a loan program today that can reduce payouts in the future, which is the basis of a recently introduced Republican plan.
The Economic Security for New Parents Act allows parents to use future Social Security benefits to take extended leave following the birth of their child.
Theoretically speaking, this would take the burden of paying for this break off of the employer and provide a new source of income for new parents.
In return, individuals using this “loan” would be required to wait longer to obtain their retired worker benefits when they get to their claiming age.
When considering this Social Security reduction factor, among the numerous issues is that it would reduce the lifetime benefits of those who took advantage of extended leave. A close analysis found that a single 12-week leave could reduce lifetime benefits by 3%.
Four 12-week absences would reduce lifetime payouts by 10% for a family with four kids. Is it really worth it?
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Are you fear mongering? Are you a senior! you know this first hand? Do you have a solution? If Not why are you scaring senior. You will be senior like it or not? Are you prepared?
you or such a hateful person to scare old people? What is wrong with you? out of ideas for article? Or you just a Democrate. They were the first one to try to take ss away? Tell the truth Be sure old people know this.It will last until you need SS and then gone? What will you do? better get rich quick!
It’s never been democrats that try to get rid of your social security their the ones that greated social security it’s the traitors that call themselves patriots and republicans that want to take your social security. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the president that gave us social security a democratic president. And your republicans have been trying to get rid of it for one reason, they want to make the billionaires they work for get that money so that those billionaires can help them get richer and stay in power in Washington. People learn history so you don’t get your mind living on right wing lies.
Edith,
You immediately went to the political jibe. If you are a senior now, chances are you were part of the “Woman’s Lib,” “Free Love”, mind-expanding through drugs, etc., etc.,
Channel that inner peace, and become part of the SOLUTION!
Trump the traitor
Would it help solvency if the government were to repay the amount it has borrowed from the fund?
there is no “next” to click
If the government would stop putting their hand in Social Securities till, most of these problems would go away….I paid my whole life into this program….it is a no brainer….it is my money!
Thanks for the info. I am 75 now. do you think I will be affected by all any of these solution?
I did not notice in the plans where Congress plans to repay what they have “borrowed” through the years and not repaid. Biden/Harris recently tapped MEDICARE like it was their personal piggy bank for one of their pet projects !!!! Maybe #1 concern: PROTECT FROM POLITICIANS !!!!!!