Women's needs in the Kolbe-Stenholm bill

[National Dialogue Moderator <moderator>]

Several people in this discussion and elsewhere have mentioned moving the 
widow's benefit  to 75 percent of what the retired couple received.  That 
provision may become part of the Kolbe-Stenholm bill.   U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe 
(R-Arizona) claims that his bill will best take care of women's needs, 
especially women who take time off to raise children or arrive at retirement 
age without a spouse.   Please take a look at his description of his bill, 
which includes IRA-style employee contributions, government matching of 
contributions, and a safety net based on years in the workforce. What do you 
think of his claim that he has put together a bill that best suits the needs 
of women?  His comments can be found in the Current Legislation conversation, 
and especially in his reply labeled "Women and Children" at: 
http://www.network-democracy.org/social-security/nd/archive/cl/msg00063.html

Maureen West