] The proposal to change the benefits calculation -- ] adjusting only for inflation, not productivity growth -- ] will dramatically cut the income-replacement rate for ] future retirees. The size of the cut will depend on when ] workers retire. The heaviest cuts would fall on the ] youngest workers. Those already retired or near ] retirement would be protected. ] ] Let's call it what it is: a tax hike ] The administration has not called this a tax increase, ] but that is exactly what it is: a massive tax hike ] reserved for the young and the young only. It is a tax ] increase because they will pay the same payroll tax but ] will receive less in benefits. ] ] The difference is who gets the money and benefits now. Older ] voters get the money, benefits and reassurances now. Our ] children and grandchildren get the shaft. ] ] Tell me, Mr. President, what's moral and good about that? Now this makes sense, but I'd like to see this analysis get some peer review. MSN Money - Social Security cuts: a tax hike for the young |