To: The Oregon State House and The United States House of Representatives
No More Seniors SS TAX
Repeal the ammendment that part of a senior's social security benefit is taxed. To eliminate taxing a senior for social security when they have already begun drawing a benefit and have been forced to return to the job market due to financial constraints. To stop "punishing" seniors for making too much in wages when having to return to work...eliminate the Payback Policy, it is not right to punish people for having to work to pay their bills and live. Repeal that rule so that seniors can earn what they feel they need to live.
Why is this important?
As you work throughout your career, you pay into social security. When you retire, you are taxed for a part of that income. When you have to return to work for extra income, you are again taxed toward social security, even though being retired already, you will never again be able to increase your social security benefits. I believe that seniors who have already begun drawing on their benefits, but find themselves having to return to a job for any reason, should not be taxed again, nor should they have any part of their earnings in jeopardy if they earn "too much", (i.e.- having to pay back $1 for every $3 earned past the alloted annual amount). None of their annual benefit should be taxed again.