Here's a Bright Idea: Let's Expand Social Security
In a Progressive Leaders Forum Town Hall meeting that will air Wednesday on SiriusXM 27's "The Agenda" radio show, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) joined Nancy Altman of Social Security Works, Edward Coyle of the Alliance for Retired Americans and host Ari Rabin-Havt to discuss the future of Social Security , including Harkin's proposed legislation that would expand Social Security benefits. The Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 ( S. 567 ) would raise the monthly Social Security benefit by about $65 and would measure inflation not with the chained CPI (a benefit cut) , but using a more accurate measure of inflation for seniors ( the CPI-E ).
