Democrat Barack Obama told seniors Sunday that Republican John McCain would threaten the Social Security that they and millions like them depend on because he supports privatizing the program. ..."Let me be clear, privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it, it's a bad idea today," Obama said. "That's why I stood up against this plan in the Senate and that's why I won't stand for it as president." ...
Obama said McCain would push to raise the retirement age for collecting Social Security benefits or trim annual cost-of-living increases. Obama has rejected both ideas as solutions to the funding crisis projected for Social Security in favor of making higher-income workers pay more into the system.
"We have to protect Social Security for future generations without pushing the burden onto seniors who have earned the right to retire in dignity," he said.
May 18, 2008
Obama Makes Social Security A Campaign Issue
From the Associated Press:
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"We have to protect Social Security for future generations without pushing the burden onto seniors who have earned the right to retire in dignity," he said.
And his plan is?
CHANGE--what else?
Apparently you two don't know how to read.
"...in favor of making higher-income workers pay more into the system."
Whether that's the right idea can be debated, of course, but it is a "plan."
you're missing the point--his slogan is "change"--but it is the same old left-wing democrat soak-the rich agenda--get it now?
No, pal, you don't get it. Your original point was flat-out wrong. He has a plan, and you wanted to ignore that fact to score some sort of political "point." Debate the plan if you wish, don't cheat.
McCain is probably going to win, so what he will doesn't really doesn't matter. No Bro's or Ho's foe 2008.
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