The Case for Extending Social Security to Government Employees. Further Comment
评论了Levy关于将社会保障覆盖范围扩大到政府雇员的论点,指出其存在误导和重大遗漏,并讨论了双重领取者、政府雇员工资、军事补偿及OASDHI福利税收待遇等争议点。
While many experts of social security would agree with Levy's premise that social security coverage should be extended to government employees, his arguments are misleading and contain a major ommission. There are several basic controversial points in Levy's discussion that will be addressed. First, the implied assumption that most double dippers are wage earners whose careers, were first and foremost, in the government sector, is not necessarily valid. Secondly, Levy's argument that government employees have high average government employee wages is misleading. The third aspect involves the author's recommendation of covering all military compensation under social security. Lastly, a comparison of OASDHI benefits relative to federal civil-service employees is examined, especially the favorable tax treatment of OASDHI benefits.