Tommy Pope on Social Security

	Tommy Pope on Social Security

Fund the state retirement system to keep our promises

We passed a bill to give solvency to the state retirement system. It's no secret our state retirement system is in need of immediate attention. My House colleagues and I passed a bipartisan measure to cap the rate paid by employees in the state retirement system, adjust the rate paid into the system by both employer and employee, and to inject sufficient funding into the current system to bring solvency to the struggling benefit plan. The market crash and recession of 2008 along with poor management contributed to the deficiencies we face today. Doing nothing and thereby not honoring promises made to employees is not an option. I believe it's very important to ensure our teachers, first responders, and public employees have a sound foundation for retirement. The Senate amended and passed our House proposal and I will have another update as we progress further. Source: 2017 South Carolina House campaign website TommyPope.com , Mar 11, 2017

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