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Prevent automatic benefit cuts through progressive wage contributions, a modest shared rate increase, stronger minimum and caregiver benefits, and a permanent solvency guardrail.
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The specific delta between this position and the current mainstream approaches of both major parties.
The 2024 Republican platform promises no Social Security benefit cuts and no retirement-age change. That protects a popular earned benefit but does not identify enough financing to avoid the automatic cut projected under current law. General economic growth may improve the balance; it is not a complete solvency mechanism.
Democratic proposals generally protect benefits, add taxes above $400,000, and improve minimum, caregiver, or cost-of-living benefits. Their strength is progressive financing and benefit adequacy. Their exposure is implying that one high-income provision can indefinitely finance both the entire updated shortfall and every expansion, or leaving action dependent on another future deadline.
The Innovation Party adopts progressive high-wage financing and targeted adequacy, then adds a modest shared contribution because durable insurance requires enough recurring revenue. It protects low earners through an external credit, rejects a blanket retirement-age increase, and installs a solvency corridor so elected officials cannot make delay the default again.
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