WASHINGTON \u2013 El Senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley present\u00f3 hoy la Ley de aumentos justos para personas mayores en el Senado que aumentar\u00eda los beneficios del Seguro Social para personas mayores al cambiar la f\u00f3rmula del ajuste del costo de vida (COLA) para mantenerse al d\u00eda con la inflaci\u00f3n. La f\u00f3rmula actual no tiene en cuenta el hecho de que las personas mayores gastan una mayor parte de sus ingresos en atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, vivienda y combustible para calefacci\u00f3n que el hogar promedio. El proyecto de ley de Merkley usar\u00eda una medida de inflaci\u00f3n dise\u00f1ada espec\u00edficamente para dar cuenta de los costos de las personas mayores, llamada \u00cdndice de Precios al Consumidor-Ancianos (CPI-E), para garantizar que los beneficios del Seguro Social de las personas mayores mantengan su valor a largo plazo.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEs hora de que dejemos de hablar de reducir los beneficios del Seguro Social y, en su lugar, nos concentremos en darles un aumento a nuestros adultos mayores\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cEscucho demasiadas historias en Oreg\u00f3n sobre personas mayores que luchan por mantenerse a flote con sus beneficios del Seguro Social y tienen que elegir entre medicamentos y calentar su hogar. Es inaceptable tener una f\u00f3rmula de inflaci\u00f3n que erosione constantemente el poder adquisitivo de los beneficios del Seguro Social. Las personas mayores merecen algo mejor\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Cuando se trata del Seguro Social y Medicare, dijo Merkley, debemos cumplir las promesas que hacemos a las personas mayores y honrar sus d\u00e9cadas de arduo trabajo. Las personas planifican sus vidas de acuerdo con las promesas de estos programas, y las personas mayores deben poder contar con los beneficios que estar\u00e1n ah\u00ed cuando los necesiten. El Seguro Social constituye la mayor\u00eda de los ingresos de m\u00e1s de la mitad de las personas mayores. Para un tercio de las personas mayores, el programa es un salvavidas, ya que proporciona casi el 90 por ciento de sus ingresos.<\/p>\n
Merkley se ha opuesto abiertamente a las propuestas que han circulado en Washington para emplear una f\u00f3rmula llamada CPI encadenado para calcular el COLA del Seguro Social, ya que ese cambio reducir\u00eda los beneficios para muchas personas mayores. Actualmente, el COLA del Seguro Social se calcula mediante la f\u00f3rmula del \u00cdndice de Precios al Consumidor para Asalariados Urbanos y Trabajadores Administrativos (CPI-W). La Ley de aumentos justos para personas mayores de Merkley reemplazar\u00eda la f\u00f3rmula CPI-W con la f\u00f3rmula CPI-E. El CPI-E es calculado por la Oficina de Estad\u00edsticas Laborales utilizando el mismo proceso y precios que el CPI-W, pero utilizando solo hogares de personas de al menos 62 a\u00f1os de edad.<\/p>\n
El aumento esperado resultante en los beneficios se pagar\u00eda en su totalidad y, de hecho, el proyecto de ley extender\u00eda significativamente la vida del Fondo Fiduciario del Seguro Social, al eliminar el tope en el impuesto sobre la n\u00f3mina para ingresos superiores a $250,000 por a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n
El mes pasado, el Senador Merkley se reuni\u00f3 con personas mayores de Oreg\u00f3n en el Hollywood Senior Center para anunciar la legislaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
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