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Don Young votes to maintain surplus revenue in the Social Security Trust Fund as a “slush bucket” for Congressional raids. These "raids": · Rob Americans of their assured investment in a government-backed retirement program. · Enable Congress’ addiction to perpetual pork barrel spending · Mask the fact that the federal deficit is far larger than it appears · Fuel claims that Social Security faces an artificial funding "crisis" in 2018 · Conflict with Congress' 1983 vote and 1998 consensus to increase taxes and create a savings surplus to fund Social Security When the average Alaskan worker ($28,750/year income, $3,650/yr in SS taxes) reaches retirement age, they will have paid far more in Social Security withholdings than is needed to provide a very comfortable retirement income. Use this link to simulate “investing” your Social Security taxes over your working career. It calculates what your retirement income could be if your mandatory Social Security “contributions” were invested, off-limits to Congressional raids. |
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Social Security votes |
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Don Young’s Action: |
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Status |
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Voted No, Roll Call 87 |
Protect surplus in the Social Security Trust Fund by requiring that spending
increases or tax cuts be fully offset by revenues that exclude the Social
Security Trust Fund. Amendment to H.CON. RES.
95 |
3/17/05 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 228 |
Require the marriage tax
penalty elimination act to be funded by sources other than the Social
Security Trust Fund surplus. Amendment to H.R. 4019. |
6/13/02 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll
Call 13 |
Require that funding to
eliminate the marriage tax penalty come from sources other than the Social
Security Trust Fund surplus. Amendment to H.R. 6. |
2/10/00 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 163 |
CARA Depends on SS Solvency. to H.R.701 |
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Voted No, Roll Call 76 |
Require that future tax
cuts and spending increases be funded by sources other than the Social Security Trust Fund. Amendment to H.CON. RES. 68. |
3/25/99 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 75 |
Reserve 100 percent of the
Social Security surplus for Social Security. Amendment to H. Con.
Res. 68 |
3/25/99 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 463 |
Require that any Social Security Trust Fund surplus be transferred to the
Federal Reserve and held in trust
for the Social Security system. Amendment to H.R.4578. |
9/25/98 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 343 |
Require surplus in the
Social Security trust funds being used only for Social Security programs.
Amendment to H.CON.RES.67 |
5/18/95 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 64 |
Require
a balanced budget, and prohibit surpluses in the Social Security Trust Fund
from balancing the federal operating budget. Amendment to H.J. RES 103. |
3/17/94 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted No, Roll Call 185 |
Require
the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress, and prohibit surpluses
in the Social Security Trust Fund from balancing the budget. Amendment to H.J.RES.290. |
6/11/92 |
Amendment Failed |
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Voted Yes, Roll Call 235 |
Establish the Social Security Administration as an independent agency, to protect its
trust funds. |
7/22/86 |
Passed in House, died in
Senate |
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Voted *, Roll Vote 405 |
Increase the public debt limit, and restore Social
Security Trust Fund investments. |
11/13/85 |
Passed into law |
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Voted *, Roll Call 389 |
Prevent disinvestment of
the Social Security Trust Fund |
11/1/85 |
Passed House and Senate |
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Voted *, Roll Call 388 |
Resolution
in favor of H.R.
3669 that prevents disinvestment of
the Social Security Trust Fund. |
11/1/85 |
Passed House |
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Voted No, Roll Call 26;
Final Passage, Voted *, Roll Call 47 |
Adopt
Greenspan Commission recommendation - a 63% increase** in Social
Security/Medicare taxes. The excess was to be invested in the Social Security
Trust Fund. Congress has
borrowed/spent the trust fund "savings". |
3/9/83 and 3/24/83 |
Passed into Law |
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* Data incomplete; this is a work in progress. Visit often to review Don Young voting patterns as our research is further developed. ** The cumulative tax increase is over 5-fold since 1983, when the escalating base rate is considered. Social Security taxes were withheld on the first $32,400/year of your income back in 1983. Social Security taxes are collected today on the first $102,000/year of your income. |
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