Stop Republicans from tying Social Security benefits to Race and Gender
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:49 am
Linking the size of someone's benefits to that person's race or gender is a crime against God who has made all equal.
Godiva Girl wrote: I agree, it's a crime against equality. The republican party could care less about everyone being treated equal.
the suggestion was to tie benefits to life expectancy, a la actuarial tables. blacks generally don't live as long as whites - what this would mean would be an *increase* in their benefits, since they would likely have benefits for a shorter time. it would mean a *decrease* in benefits for women, who live longer than men. the insurance industry does this as a matter of course.
i don't think it's a particularly good idea. however, neither was it anything more than a mention of the idea in a TV interview. it's not policy, it's not proposed, it's not in existence. so let's get up in arms about two sentences in a television interview, and turn it into a huge petition drive!