Taxing seniors’ retirement benefits is wrong.

According to the National Council on Aging over 16% of America’s seniors are living in poverty. In Nebraska that number is 9%; yet that number is artificially low because it does not factor in expenses, only revenue. Nebraska’s seniors may earn enough to avoid being quantified as poor, but when above average costs for medical care and insurance are factored in, too many of Nebraska’s seniors are struggling.

A state income tax burden on seniors already facing difficult economic hardship is wrong.

One-in-five Americans, 67.3 million people, receive federal government aid. The level of government dependence is the highest in our nation’s history, and is rapidly rising under the Obama Administration.

The Heritage Foundation reports that 70% of federal government spending goes to individual assistance programs, such as aid for housing, food, income, student aid, retirement benefits or other assistance.

70 cents of each dollar the federal government spends is redistributed to individuals in the form of government assistance.

The remaining 30% of federal spending is what’s left to fund national defense, transportation infrastructure, NASA, national parks, and basically run a government of 307 million people.

AFP-Nebraska will be hosting 'Legislative Coffees' throughout the session.

In February we will host informative meetings in Lincoln and Omaha to provide folks an update of what's happening in the Unicameral and discuss our Taxpayer's Legislative Agenda - which you can view here.

More 'Legislative Coffees' will be announced for March in Norfolk, Columbus, Grand Island and Kearney. Locations and Times TBD.

To view our regular Legislative Updates click here.