Show Changes In Social Security I by Clarence J. Seitz I of the Salt Lake City Social Security District Another change in the law Will make possible larger maximum benefit payments for many people coming on the benefit rolls in the This will be due to the change in the so-called on which payments are Right only earning up to a total of in a year can be to a worker's social security beginning with earnings up to in a year will be credited to ai social The largest monthly benefit payable to a retired worker average yearly earnings of will be this benefit cannot be reached for many Along with the increase in benefits will an increase in social security Beginning persons will have one-fourth of 1 percent additional taken out of their the tax rate will be 2 percent each for employee and The rate for self-employed people will go up from 3 percent to percent on-their 1959 net The old will apply to self-employment earnings for 1958 which must be paid when income tax returns are filed early in In the first article of this series I discussed briefly the changes in the disability provision of the social security In my next I shall explain how these changes can mean payments to many people who could not qualify for benefits before the law was |