The Democratic Party: Ensuring Retirement Security. We will ensure that a retirement with dignity is the right and expectation of every single American, starting with pension reform, expanding saving incentives and preventing the privatization of social security.
Democrats Will Protect Social Security. The next time you hear someone talk about privatizing
Social Security as a way to "solve" our Social Security "crisis," ask them if they
know that Social Security taxes are only levied on your first $106,000 of income.
Simply by closing that freebie for high-income earners, we could ensure Social
Security's financial health for the foreseeable future, without lowering benefits
or raising the retirement age. Read Moveon.org's Top 5 Myths of Social Security.
California Democratic Party Platform on Seniors. We will ensure that a retirement with dignity is the right and expectation of every single American, starting with pension reform, expanding saving incentives and preventing the privatization of social security.
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