Reforming Social Security

Our seniors trusted America with their retirement. 

Let me tell you about reform:  I will oppose anything that cuts benefits.  I will oppose anything that increases the retirement age.  I am opposed to anything that will increase payroll taxes.  We have to put something on the table that meets those three criteria. 

In 2017, Social Security begins to spend more than it takes in. From that point on, Social Security will require large and growing amounts of general revenue money in order to pay all of its promised benefits.   We can no longer afford to put off until tomorrow what needs to be done today. 

We have more retirees and more retirement options than ever before, including IRAs, Roth IRAs and 401ks.  Young people just entering the work force should have the choice of either investing the retirement dollars in a government Social Security program, or in any other retirement savings program they may choose.  It is their money, after all, and they should be able to control how it is invested.