Matt Yglesias has a nice column about the “indexing” debate—what formula should be used to adjust Social Security benefits in the face of inflation, basically saying that many liberals are getting upset over little: One disturbing trend since the emergence of a plan to cut Social Security benefits via the indexing of benefits to the…
Tag: Social Security
Good pitch, bad windup
Over at the New York Times “Opinionator,” Ezekiel J. Emanuel* makes an excellent pitch for increasing the age of eligibility for Social Security according to income. But in his setup he tells us that “When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans emphasize cuts and privatization, while Democrats strongly oppose both approaches.” Zeke, Democrats…