Issue Position: Safeguarding Social Security

Issue Position

As a parent and grandparent, I want to ensure that Social Security is there not only for today's seniors, but also for future generations to come.

While reforming Social Security we must avoid pitting grandparent against grandchild.

In my view, Social Security reform must be guided by three basic principles.

First, those seniors in or near retirement cannot have the rules changed on them. They have worked for a lifetime with certain expectations and their benefits must be protected.

Second, Social Security taxes must not be increased. The tax burden is simply too high to increase rates on American workers.

Third, America's younger workers should have the opportunity to invest a portion of their money in personal, protected retirement accounts.

We owe it to our seniors and to our children and grandchildren to ensure that the system they pay into will be there when they need it most.

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