Violation — the aff is a reduction in existing taxation
Prajna Tuladhar 7 — (Prajna Tuladhar, Associate Editor, 2007-2008, Member 2006-2007, The Elder Law Journal; J.D. 2008 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; M.S. 2001 University of Maryland, College Park, Telecommunications Engineering & Management; B.A. 2000 Vassar College, Computer Science and Economics; ; Published: 2007; "THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MEXICO: EXPLORING THE CONTROVERSY, COSTS, AND BENEFITS OF A SOCIAL SECURITY TOTALIZATION AGREEMENT WITH OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH"; ; Accessed: 7-10-2023; https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/elder15&div=19&id=&page=)//Pen-SY
The United States currently honors Social Security totalization agreements with over twenty countries. These agreements are in place to prevent the double taxation of workers who earn income in two countries. Mexico is the United States' second largest trading partner, but a totalization agreement with Mexico has yet to be adopted. Those opposed to enacting a totalization agreement with Mexico fear that allowing Mexican workers to receive Social Security benefits from the United States will put undue strain on the U.S. Social Security system. However, Mr. Tuladhar argues the benefits of such an agreement are plentiful and could be the answer to protecting Social Security in the United States for years to come