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<h2>
Plan
to
Strengthen
Retirement
Security
</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>
"We…
have
an
obligation
to
protect
Social
Security
and
ensure
that
it's
a
safety
net
the
American
people
can
count
on
today,
tomorrow
and
forever.
Social
Security
is
the
cornerstone
of
the
social
compact
in
this
country…
Coming
together
to
meet
this
challenge
won't
be
easy…
It
will
take
restoring
a
sense
of
shared
purpose
in
Washington
and
across
this
country.
But
if
you
put
your
trust
in
me
—
if
you
give
me
'your
hand
and
your
heart'
—
then
that's
exactly
what
I
intend
to
do
as
your
next
President."
</p>
<p>
<cite>
—
Barack
Obama,
Speech
in
Des
Moines,
IA,
October
27,
2007
</cite>
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a
Glance
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<li>
<a href="#protect-ss">
Protect
Social
Security
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<li>
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Strengthen
Retirement
Savings
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<li>
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Affordable
Health
Care
</a>
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<li>
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Protect
and
Honor
Seniors
</a>
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mind
and
help
set
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policies
that
will
guide
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and
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<h3>
The
Problem
</h3>
<p>
<strong>
Insecure
Retirement
Savings:
</strong>
Retirement
savings
are
near
a
historic
low
and
75
million
working
Americans
lack
employer-based
retirement
plans.
Too
many
companies
have
dumped
their
pension
obligations,
leaving
workers
in
the
cold.
</p>
<p>
<strong>
Income
Security:
</strong>
With
skyrocketing
health
care,
energy
and
housing
costs,
and
the
risk
of
being
defrauded
by
insurance
companies,
too
many
seniors
do
not
have
the
resources
to
live
comfortably.
</p>
<h3>
Barack
Obama's
Obama and Joe Biden's
Plan
</h3>
<a name="protect-ss">
</a>
<h4>
Protect
Social
Security
</h4>
<p>
Obama
is
and Biden are
committed
to
ensuring
Social
Security
is
solvent
and
viable
for
the
American
people,
now
and
in
the
future.
Obama
and Biden
will
be
honest
with
the
American
people
about
the
long-term
solvency
of
Social
Security
and
the
ways
we
can
address
the
shortfall.
Obama will protect Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries alike. And he does not believe it is necessary or fair to hardworking seniors to raise the retirement age. Obama is strongly opposed to privatizing Social Security.
</p>
<p>
Obama believes that the first place to look for ways to strengthen Social Security is the payroll tax system. Currently, the Social Security payroll tax applies to only the first $97,500 a worker makes. Obama supports increasing the maximum amount of earnings covered by Social Security and he will work with Congress and the American people to choose a payroll tax reform package that will keep Social Security solvent for at least the next half century.
They will work with members of Congress from both parties to strengthen Social Security and prevent privatization while protecting middle class families from tax increases or benefit cuts. As part of a bipartisan plan that would be phased in over many years, they will ask those making over $250,000 to contribute a bit more to Social Security to keep it sound.
</p>
<p>
Obama does not support uncapping the full payroll tax of 12.4 percent rate. Instead, he and Joe Biden are considering plans that would ask those making over $250,000 to pay in the range of 2 to 4 percent more in total (combined employer and employee).
</p>
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<h4>
Strengthen
Retirement
Savings
</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>
Reform
Corporate
Bankruptcy
Laws
to
Protect
Workers
and
Retirees:
</strong>
Current
bankruptcy
laws
protect
banks
before
workers.
Obama
and Biden
will
protect
pensions
by
putting
promises
to
workers
higher
on
the
list
of
debts
that
companies
cannot
shed;
ensuring
that
the
bankruptcy
courts
do
not
demand
more
sacrifice
from
workers
than
executives;
telling
companies
that
they
cannot
issue
executive
bonuses
while
cutting
worker
pensions;
increasing
the
amount
of
unpaid
wages
and
benefits
workers
can
claim
in
court;
and
limiting
the
circumstances
under
which
retiree
benefits
can
be
reduced.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Require
Full
Disclosure
of
Company
Pension
Investments:
</strong>
Obama
and Biden
will
ensure
that
all
employees
who
have
company
pensions
receive
detailed
annual
disclosures
about
their
pension
fund's
investments.
This
will
provide
retirees
important
resources
to
make
their
pension
fund
more
secure.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Eliminate
Income
Taxes
for
Seniors
Making
Less
Than
$50,000:
</strong>
Obama
and Biden
will
eliminate
all
income
taxation
of
seniors
making
less
than
$50,000
per
year.
This
will
provide
an
immediate
tax
cut
averaging
$1,400
to
7
million
seniors
and
relieve
millions
from
the
burden
of
filing
tax
returns.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Create
Automatic
Workplace
Pensions:
</strong>
Obama's
The Obama-Biden
retirement
security
plan
will
automatically
enroll
workers
in
a
workplace
pension
plan.
Under
his
their
plan,
employers
who
do
not
currently
offer
a
retirement
plan,
will
be
required
to
enroll
their
employees
in
a
direct-deposit
IRA
account
that
is
compatible
to
existing
direct-deposit
payroll
systems.
Employees
may
opt-out
if
they
choose.
Experts
estimate
that
this
program
will
increase
the
savings
participation
rate
for
low
and
middle-income
workers
from
its
current
15
percent
level
to
around
80
percent.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Expand
Retirement
Savings
Incentives
for
Working
Families:
</strong>
Obama
and Biden
will
ensure
savings
incentives
are
fair
to
all
workers
by
creating
a
generous
savings
match
for
low
and
middle-income
Americans.
His
Their
plan
will
match
50
percent
of
the
first
$1,000
of
savings
for
families
that
earn
less
than
$75,000.
The
savings
match
will
be
automatically
deposited
into
designated
personal
accounts.
Over
80
percent
of
these
savings
incentives
will
go
to
new
savers.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Prevent
Age
Discrimination:
</strong>
Obama
and Biden
will
fight
job
discrimination
for
aging
employees
by
strengthening
the
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
Act
and
empowering
the
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
to
prevent
all
forms
of
discrimination.
</li>
</ul>
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<h4>
Affordable
Health
Care
</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>
Provide
Cheaper
Prescription
Drugs:
</strong>
Our
seniors
pay
the
highest
prices
in
the
world
for
brand-name
drugs.
To
lower
drug
costs,
Obama
and Biden
will
allow
the
federal
government
to
negotiate
for
lower
drug
prices
for
the
Medicare
program,
just
as
it
does
to
lower
prices
for
our
veterans.
He also supports
They also support
allowing
seniors
to
import
safe
prescription
drugs
from
overseas,
and
will
prevent
pharmaceutical
companies
from
blocking
cheap
and
safe
generic
drugs
from
the
market.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Protect
and
Strengthen
Medicare:
</strong>
Obama
is
and Biden are
committed
to
the
long-term
strength
of
the
Medicare
program.
He
They
will
reduce
waste
in
the
Medicare
system,
including
eliminating
subsidies
to
the
private
insurance
Medicare
Advantage
program,
and
tackle
fundamental
health
care
reform
to
improve
the
quality
and
efficiency
of
our
healthcare
system.
Obama supports
They support
closing
the
"doughnut
hole"
in
the
Medicare
Part
D
prescription
drug
program.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Provide
Transparency
to
Medicare
Prescription
Drug
Plans:
</strong>
Many
seniors
are
enrolled
in
Medicare
prescription
drug
plans
that
are
actually
more
expensive
for
them
than
other
available
plans.
Obama
and Biden
will
require
companies
to
send
Medicare
beneficiaries
a
full
list
of
the
drugs
and
fees
they
paid
the
previous
year
to
help
seniors
determine
which
plans
can
better
reduce
their
out-of-pocket
costs
and
improve
their
health.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Strengthen
Long-Term
Care
Options:
</strong>
As
president,
Obama
will
work
to
give
seniors
choices
about
their
care,
consistent
with
their
needs,
and
not
biased
towards
institutional
care.
He
will
work
to
reform
the
financing
of
long
term
care
to
protect
seniors
and
families.
He
will
work
to
improve
the
quality
of
elder
care,
including
by
training
more
nurses
and
health
care
workers.
</li>
</ul>
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<h4>
Protect
and
Honor
Seniors
</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>
Ensure
Heating
Assistance:
</strong>
Obama
and Biden
will
increase
funding
for
the
Low
Income
Home
Energy
Assistance
Program
(LIHEAP)
which
helps
low-income
citizens
—
many
of
them
seniors
—
pay
their
winter
heating
and
summer
cooling
bills.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Support
Senior
Volunteer
Efforts:
</strong>
Retired
Americans
have
a
wide
range
of
skills
and
knowledge
to
contribute
to
local
and
national
public
service
efforts.
Obama
and Biden
will
engage
more
interested
seniors
into
public
service
opportunities
by
expanding
and
improving
programs
like
Senior
Corps
to
connect
seniors
with
quality
volunteer
opportunities.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Barack
Obama's
Record
</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>
Social
Security
and
Pensions:
</strong>
In
the
midst
of
the
2005
debate
over
Social
Security
privatization,
Obama
gave
a
major
speech
at
the
National
Press
Club
forcefully
arguing
against
privatization.
He
also
repeatedly
voted
against
Republican
amendments
that
aimed
to
privatize
Social
Security
or
cut
benefits.
Obama
has
also
voted
to
force
companies
to
properly
fund
their
pension
plans
so
taxpayers
don't
end
up
footing
the
bill.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Medicare:
</strong>
Obama
has
supported
a
number
efforts
to
strengthen
Medicare,
including
voting
for
legislation
to
allow
Medicare
to
negotiate
for
cheaper
prescription
drug
prices
and
to
extend
the
enrollment
period
for
low-income
beneficiaries.
</li>
<li>
<strong>
Protecting
Seniors:
</strong>
After
reports
that
lobbyists,
but
not
the
American
people,
received
information
about
the
most
unsafe
nursing
homes
in
the
country,
Barack
Obama
demanded
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
release
that
information
to
the
public.
Following
Obama's
letter,
the
names
of
the
four
Iowa
care
facilities
cited
for
unsafe
care
were
released
to
the
public.
Obama's
efforts
follow
his
successful
efforts
in
Illinois
to
make
nursing
home
information
public
and
strengthen
elder
abuse
laws.
</li>
</ul>
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Information
about
Barack's
Barack Obama and Joe Biden's
Plan
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