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Show EDITORIAL OLD AGE PENSIONS OKI age pensions and other forma of social insurance are brought before be-fore the attentions of state legislatures legisla-tures continually. The only reason that old age pensoins are not paid in several slates is that after enactment of measures authorising their payment, pay-ment, it was found that there must be constitutional amendment before such measures could have the effect of law. There is much speculation or theorising as to how much should be paid, if old age pensions were granted. In Pennsylvania thru the effects of the Loyal Order of Moose, a dollar a day was thought a popular sum during dur-ing the enactment of the pension measure, mea-sure, but that was found to be invalid because of constitutional bars. A new pension act comes into elfect in Great Britain on January 4, 1326. It applies to all persons insured under the nat-.onal nat-.onal health insurance act, as well as to some others. Wives employed by their huabands, and husoands employed em-ployed by their wives are barred from the benefits of the new act, The normal combined rates of contribution contribu-tion under both schemes the old health act, and the new pension act, will be for a man one shilling and six pence weekly, approximately 37 cents; and for a woman 21 cents. The employer pays one half, the employe the other half. Contributions of those who are not required by law to take the insurance in-surance but may do so, are from 22 to 37 cents per week. The benefits that accrue consists of pensions for widows and orphans and two kinds of old age pensions. The widow of an insured man under 70 on January 4 next, will be entitled to 2.50 a week. Pensions for orphans are to be 1.87 for each child under 14 years. The principal features of the old age pensions pen-sions contributory and non contributory, contribu-tory, and payable regardless of sex, are that in some circumstances one will be issuable at the age of 65, and that on attaining 70 it will be contributed con-tributed under the okl original pension pen-sion act. Do the people of the great U. S. A. realize the benefits accrued? If so then why not get busy and appoint ap-point to office the party who will look after our personal interests. |