Fixing Social Security isn’t rocket science

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December 14, 2016 - 12:00 AM

With a Republican troika in place after Nov. 8’s election — the GOP in control of House, Senate and White House — among the first far-reaching proposals being mentioned are how to reconfigure Social Security and Medicare.

Social Security is actuarially solvent until 2034 with current statistical input; Medicare to 2028.

Many fixes will be mentioned, including privatization. A simple one for both is at hand; one mentioned a number of times by the Register — to do with income, age and wealth of recipients.

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