Describe the four amendments made in the Social Security program in 1983 upon recommendations from the 1981 National Commission on Social Security Reform
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Revision in the COLA: A one-time delay of the COLA and a “stabilizer” that automatically indexed it to the average increase in wages if that was lower than the CPI. Taxation of benefits: Retirees with incomes above $25,000 per year for individuals and $32,000 per year for couples had half of their benefits subject to federal income tax. Increased retirement ages: Starting in 2003, the age for receipt of full benefits rises gradually to 67.Work incentives: Beneficiaries could earn more without having their benefits reduced, and those over 70 who worked would not have their benefits reduced at all.
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