Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley in the June 16 Register advocates extending the Social Security retirement age to 69. Why stop there? Why not simply have people work until they die?
Instead of extending the retirement age to fix the Social Security "crisis," why not roll back President Bush's tax breaks for the wealthy? Why not raise the cap on Social Security so those sitting in plush offices pay their fair share?
Ending corporate welfare might also put more money back into the public's coffers. Maybe it is time to retire Grassley (on his ample congressional pension benefits). He certainly doesn't sound like a friend of middle- and lower-income Iowans.
-Bruce McCabe,
Des Moines.
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