The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-02-23
New Security
Benefits
4

Margaret +. Bolton, mar.
ger OF the Social Security
Boards Dayton office. tot
said that more adequate beise
its for those now insured ane,
insurance protection for al
100000 additional gorke1.ss !,
lct now insured, as le1s
4aended by the Board il. ~,
Annual Report made public in |
Washington, would help meet
needs frequently met in thesl
Dayton area.
People Of this area who do |
not have social security inBur- |
ance protection would get it If |
the Boards proposals. should ,
become law" Miss Bolton
said. Businessmen often ex-
press their desire for cover
age similar to what their eTn-
p1oyees already have. The
fact that the self-employed
are not under social insurance
hits the professional man, the
small business man and the
farmer, because corporations
executives, as employees, al
ready have this protection.
This desire for insurance
that will provide a retirement
in-ome, or a family income in
case the worker dies, exten u
also 20 the farm people, do
mestic workers in private
homes, and employees Of ncn-
Y1,s.~ orgdlllzaLioa,5. none OF
whom are covered at prese'
Miss Bolton said.
Action on the Bo4
recommendation to prote
the insurance rights Of re
iii women in the armed
orces would re'en 90
of distress among the farnili
Of service people.
THE hardest thing we have
to do" she said, lis to tell the
widow of q soldier or sailor
that she and her child cant
get benefits because her hus->
bands protection lapsel Wl..i,
ne was fighting for his coun-
try"
| "Of course. not all the in
surance rights of all the men
| and women in the service have
lapsed. but their benefit rights
dwindle steadily and disap-
pear entirely if the period in
the armed service exceeds the
- .,rAe.l al private indus
~ or conn, cree. In saveral
'o'is reports. the Board
~ naa 'e {. sialil / rcco1Tlen
>lation."
The Boards recomnen Ia
tions to enlarge benefits .
hose covered under old &c
and survivors INSURANCE (
Miss Bolton explained, "ar~ &
two kinds. The first conc
a change in the method Of :
.ulating insurance PAYNE
hat would raise benefits
loWer-paid workers. The
ond has to do with new r.e il
DDS of figuring worke
average monthly wage" /" ril
which his benefits are bascl
raising the benefits generally.
Other Board recomme .la-
tions that would affect the
old-age and survivors / SIR
ance program, Miss Bolton
i.yald, IRE uneSe::
women who have no dcacss-
ent children would be el giiole
for benefits from 65 to go.
his would not change ,he
present system of p ying
benefits to widows, regar 'lsss
Of age, while they have ~.e-
pendent children in their c,re.
Provide for re-fguring tie
workers retirement benefi.
every year when this would
result in higher bereS+s Fer
him. This would enable a re-
tired worker who gees back to
work to take advantage of his
earnings after retirement, but
], he would still give up his
benefits for anv mont, III
which he earned more tI,4s. Il
specified amount.
Raise this specified amount,
which is now $14.99.
/ Add disability to the haz-
ards covered, on the principle
that a workers family is Just
: alv, oT when he is dis
abled az when he is too old
to work or when he dies.
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