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Any further increases to the full retirement age should be conditioned on adequate protections for those who have difficulty postponing retirement.
The age of eligibility for early retirement benefits should be raised only if provisions are made to ensure that people who cannot work past age 62 are protected.
The number of years used to calculate benefits should not be increased beyond the 35 years designated in current law.
Policymakers should increase the percentage of wages subject to the payroll tax at least to historically intended levels and otherwise increase the progressivity of the Soci
Social Security should cover all workers, including all newly hired state and local government workers.
Congress should improve the Windfall Elimination Provision by utilizing the Social Security Administration’s more detailed earnings records, which include covered and noncovered earnings.
Social Security’s basic floor of income security for future generations should not be replaced by individual private accounts or privatization.
Proposals to ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security should be evaluated for their impact on caregivers.
Social Security benefits should not be garnished, levied, or offset to collect any public or private debts, with limited exceptions for child support, alimony, and victim restitution funds.
Social Security Disability Insurance should continue as a critical wage replacement system for people who are unable to work because of medical impairment and their families.