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"1) Some background Social Security benefits grow every year with CPI-W inflation. They receive an annual "Cost of Living Adjustment" (COLA) The higher your lifetime income the bigger your benefits. The bigger your benefit the bigger your COLA. 2/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649588588703933) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"10) Per above it's important to note that the COLA cap can be a substitute or compliment to other COLA reforms like adopting the more accurate chained CPI to measure inflation. And it couples well with the ECT released last week:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649606732972083) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"Read the full @BudgetHawks paper here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649613049884896) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"12) We'll be releasing additional Trust Fund Solutions in the coming months. We'll also be discussing these and other ideas a @BudgetHawks event on 10/22 featuring @DrOzCMS and Erskine Bowles. RSVP here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649611149692966) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"This is why people didnt stand up to Hamas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1981184658638287325) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-23T02:23Z 22.9K followers, 1606 engagements


"🚨Introducing the Employer Compensation Tax🚨 - Our first novel Trust Fund Solution. The ECT would: Fix 2/3 of Social Security's shortfall & 1/2 of Medicare's Increase progressivity Support economic growth Improve efficiency Reduce health cost growth THREAD "  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1978882637436694703) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-16T17:56Z 22.9K followers, 69.4K engagements


"🚨 Introducing the Social Security COLA Cap 🚨 Our 2nd novel Trust Fund Solution The COLA Cap would: Close 4%-27% of Social Security's shortfall Increase progressivity Maintain needed inflation protection Boost payable benefits Retain work incentives 🧵 1/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649582775152688) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, 25K engagements


"Great @thehill piece on whether capping the COLA could help save Social Security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1981390996739875271) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-23T16:03Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"@xpostfactoid @BudgetHawks Instead of being taxed at X% while wage taxes average XX% it would be taxed at X% while wage taxes average 30%. Hopefully the small haircut to the tax preference will exert a little bit of downward pressure on health care cost growth and upward pressure on Ron wage growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980087258150547660) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-20T01:42Z 22.9K followers, XX engagements


"@DeivonDrago @BudgetHawks For sure. This is our first solution. We have like a dozen in the queue including a COLA cap idea coming out tomorrow. Some others include:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980330926417793155) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-20T17:51Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"We can raise just as much revenue as repealing the tax max with less than half the marginal tax rate increase. Thats a win if you ask me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980421468757586390) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-20T23:50Z 22.9K followers, 1988 engagements


"Read the full @BudgetHawks paper here. And see the full thread below. 1/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649585258168585) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"11) If you combine the COLA Cap chained CPI & Employer Compensation Tax you make Social Security sustainably solvent through progressive efficient & pro-growth reforms that maintain the current benefit formula. Long-term savings come half from revenue half benefits. 12/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980649608775700652) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements


"Some have asked: "what about benefits" Today we released a COLA cap to slow benefit growth for high earners: You can combine these ideas and measure inflation better to achieve sustainable solvency for XX years and beyond"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1980653162089295972) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-21T15:11Z 22.9K followers, 1123 engagements


"@DoobLontonder My tweet is about why Gazans didnt stand up to Hamas. Because of legitimate fear. The reason Americans in the pro-Palestinian movement didnt stand up to Hamas is much less excusable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1981314140846379220) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-23T10:57Z 22.9K followers, XX engagements


"We'll be discussing this and other ideas to rescue Social Security and Medicare on October XX. Register here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1978925525834830171) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-16T20:46Z 22.9K followers, 14.5K engagements


"@taxrichmfers Literally released a tax plan a week ago that would raise enough revenue to close 1/3-2/3 of Social Security's solvency gap with 60%-95% of the revenue coming from the top X% of the income spectrum. But OK bro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1981395434565210259) [@MarcGoldwein](/creator/x/MarcGoldwein) 2025-10-23T16:20Z 22.9K followers, X engagements

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@MarcGoldwein "1) Some background Social Security benefits grow every year with CPI-W inflation. They receive an annual "Cost of Living Adjustment" (COLA) The higher your lifetime income the bigger your benefits. The bigger your benefit the bigger your COLA. 2/"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"10) Per above it's important to note that the COLA cap can be a substitute or compliment to other COLA reforms like adopting the more accurate chained CPI to measure inflation. And it couples well with the ECT released last week:"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"Read the full @BudgetHawks paper here:"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"12) We'll be releasing additional Trust Fund Solutions in the coming months. We'll also be discussing these and other ideas a @BudgetHawks event on 10/22 featuring @DrOzCMS and Erskine Bowles. RSVP here:"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"This is why people didnt stand up to Hamas"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-23T02:23Z 22.9K followers, 1606 engagements

"🚨Introducing the Employer Compensation Tax🚨 - Our first novel Trust Fund Solution. The ECT would: Fix 2/3 of Social Security's shortfall & 1/2 of Medicare's Increase progressivity Support economic growth Improve efficiency Reduce health cost growth THREAD "
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-16T17:56Z 22.9K followers, 69.4K engagements

"🚨 Introducing the Social Security COLA Cap 🚨 Our 2nd novel Trust Fund Solution The COLA Cap would: Close 4%-27% of Social Security's shortfall Increase progressivity Maintain needed inflation protection Boost payable benefits Retain work incentives 🧵 1/"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, 25K engagements

"Great @thehill piece on whether capping the COLA could help save Social Security"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-23T16:03Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"@xpostfactoid @BudgetHawks Instead of being taxed at X% while wage taxes average XX% it would be taxed at X% while wage taxes average 30%. Hopefully the small haircut to the tax preference will exert a little bit of downward pressure on health care cost growth and upward pressure on Ron wage growth"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-20T01:42Z 22.9K followers, XX engagements

"@DeivonDrago @BudgetHawks For sure. This is our first solution. We have like a dozen in the queue including a COLA cap idea coming out tomorrow. Some others include:"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-20T17:51Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"We can raise just as much revenue as repealing the tax max with less than half the marginal tax rate increase. Thats a win if you ask me"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-20T23:50Z 22.9K followers, 1988 engagements

"Read the full @BudgetHawks paper here. And see the full thread below. 1/"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"11) If you combine the COLA Cap chained CPI & Employer Compensation Tax you make Social Security sustainably solvent through progressive efficient & pro-growth reforms that maintain the current benefit formula. Long-term savings come half from revenue half benefits. 12/"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T14:57Z 22.9K followers, XXX engagements

"Some have asked: "what about benefits" Today we released a COLA cap to slow benefit growth for high earners: You can combine these ideas and measure inflation better to achieve sustainable solvency for XX years and beyond"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-21T15:11Z 22.9K followers, 1123 engagements

"@DoobLontonder My tweet is about why Gazans didnt stand up to Hamas. Because of legitimate fear. The reason Americans in the pro-Palestinian movement didnt stand up to Hamas is much less excusable"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-23T10:57Z 22.9K followers, XX engagements

"We'll be discussing this and other ideas to rescue Social Security and Medicare on October XX. Register here:"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-16T20:46Z 22.9K followers, 14.5K engagements

"@taxrichmfers Literally released a tax plan a week ago that would raise enough revenue to close 1/3-2/3 of Social Security's solvency gap with 60%-95% of the revenue coming from the top X% of the income spectrum. But OK bro"
X Link @MarcGoldwein 2025-10-23T16:20Z 22.9K followers, X engagements

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