Submitted by Mike on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 11:47
New Poll Shows Mainers Overwhelmingly Support Social Security Caregiver Credit
The Maine People's Alliance today released the results of a public opinion survey question commissioned through the Maine People's Resource Center on a proposal to give people credit for work done caring for children and family members with disabilities when calculating their Social Security benefits. 67.5% of those surveyed favored the idea, with 38.7% expressing strong support for the proposal and only 10.6% strongly opposed.