Show U I Moss Bill BiD Would Raise Ruise I Wage silage Limit Now Stifling Social Security Retirees Recipients of monthly n 5 coal Security payments ments I would I be I e to earn up to t o ll s monthly under of m a bill Lill introduced in the U S Senate I Thursday by Sen Frank E I Moss D Utah 1 Utah Sen Moss said that persons who I ho presently depend on Social Security payments are arc limited to a maximum of pet per month in out outside ide earnings is not enough to assure a reasonable standard of 01 living for fOl our elderly citizens SEN MOSS bill Lill amends the Social Security Act to increase the annual amount which an older person may earn 1 without the individual suffering deduc- deduc deductions lions from insurance benefits payable under till the Act The total outside annual In in- in income come corne would be bc 2520 tinder Sen Moss bill This a mount amount coupled with whatever er Social S c it I Ithe n mils pro prot a t to I r t the elderly n would I ur 1 I mean menn that l persons p pIl c rs min s l c bl be a t Il to ai better Ii I I and would in n In many cases eaSl'S hl Ig sc 0 bh to Orret ct their lair tal cat lIll and w In bU busine and industry tl Sen Moss said THE TUE present limit on earn lurn earnings ings is stilling and unfair Re Re- Re Retired tired citizens are arc harder hit by increased living costs than are ale citizens 1 chose hose wages in- in increased creased periodically Sen Moss 1 slid said rutty is no justification to keeping the present percent limit an outside earnings at 1500 Sen Moss said that hearings ngsI which I he conducted last year ear us as Chairman of subcommittees on long term care and housing for the elderly pointed up the need fur a change In the earn earn- earning ing formula The commil tees are ure part of till the Senate Special Committee on Aging |