Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President
Cap benefits to three times those receiving minimum
We demand that the Social Security system remain entirely within the public sector, with funding derived from a steeply graduated income tax on all income, earned and unearned.
We call for the inclusion of all state and local government workers within the Social Security System. We call for a cap on Social Security benefits so that no beneficiary receives more than three times the income of those receiving the minimum.
Source: Socialist PSL Platform adopted by 2020 presidential hopeful
, Aug 3, 2020
No privatization of Social Security
No privatization: Social Security--a vital benefit for tens of millions of retired and disabled workers--has come under increasing attack in recent years. Bush tried to privatize Social Security in order to funnel trillions of additional dollars to the
big capitalist banks and investors. The PSL organized against this assault on the working-class in 2005.
Despite the crying need, Democratic and Republican politicians only debate how much to cut back from Social Security and how fast to do it.
Source: Party campaign website, www.pslweb.org
, Jan 16, 2008
