Michael Tanner explains how Social Security is not set up to support the modern family
Tanner, Director of the Cato Institute’s Project on Social Security Choice, states that when Social Security was created in 1935, the American family was very different. The Duel Entitlement Act is an example of why Social Security needs to be reformed. Tanner describes how under the act a spouse is entitled to their own benefits or benefits equal to one half of the higher earning spouse, but not both. (1:42)
February 22, 2005
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