Ron Johnson Wants Seniors to Rejoin Workforce

“As Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) campaigns for a potential third term, he’s proposing a fix for Wisconsin’s labor shortage: Encourage seniors to rejoin the workforce and don’t charge them payroll taxes,” the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

“His idea, which he has detailed several times in the past few months, comes as public and private employers across the state struggle to fill open jobs while the state’s unemployment rate hovers around a record low. Wisconsin’s unemployment rate in July was 2.9%, near the state’s record low of 2.8%, which it hit in April.”