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Protect Social Security

To: Rep. DeLauro, Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Murphy

From: A constituent in North Haven, CT

June 30

ugh a lifetime of contributions. I urge Congress to protect Social eliminating the payroll tax cap. Thank you for your service and fo by ensuring it remains fully funded for generations to come. One o ap on wages subject to Social Security payroll taxes. Today, earnin Social Security is a promise that American workers have earned thro nt age, or weaken the program. Instead, strengthen Social Security yroll tax, meaning higher-income earners pay a smaller share of the curity by preserving earned benefits and addressing its long-term f nto with every paycheck over the course of their careers. Congress ecting the benefits that workers have earned. After decades of pay ing into Social Security, Americans deserve the retirement security ir total income into the system than many middle-class workers. Req uiring more high earnings to be subject to the payroll tax would he r considering my views. lp improve Social Security’s long-term financial outlook while prot gs above a certain amount are not subject to the Social Security pa they were promised. Please act to protect and strengthen Social Se Security benefits for current and future retirees. These are not ha ndouts—they are earned retirement benefits that workers have paid i f the most effective ways to do that is to lower or eliminate the c unding through fair and responsible reforms, including lowering or should reject any proposals to reduce benefits, raise the retireme

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