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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1984
Page
3
A government study questions earnings sharing in Social Security reform proposing to split couples earnings for benefit calculations. It argues higher benefits for some married women could come with costly transitions and lower gains for widows and divorced women, amid broader concerns of bias and fairness.
The 1985 changes boost 37 million Social Security recipients by 3.5 percent increasing typical retiree benefits by about 15 dollars a month and raising the general payroll tax to 7.05 percent for workers and 11.8 percent for self employed. The Medicare hospital deductible climbs to 400 dollars, and the maximum earnings subject to tax rises to 39,600 dollars. About 89 million workers face the higher tax, with costs to trust funds and the treasury detailed.
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