Seniors Deserve a Raise Act: Should we increase Social Security and military retirement benefits by 2.9 percent?

Social Welfare
Seniors Deserve A Raise Act
Awaiting Vote
Bill Summary

Increases Social Security and military retirement benefits by 2.9 percent and bases future cost-of-living increases on items that seniors spend more money on than younger people, such as health care.
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Opponents say

• Government cannot afford to funnel more money into Social Security
• Social Security will soon be unable to pay all of its benefits

Proponents say

• Improves retirement security
• Protects the purchasing power of seniors’ benefits against inflation
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