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Just Released: Santorum and DeMint on the Raid
November 15th 09:15:38 PM
This press release just came out. Support Americans Against the Raid.
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), called on their colleagues in the United States Senate to support their efforts to guarantee Social Security benefits for seniors, and to stop the raid on the Social Security surplus. These two Social Security reforms should have enjoyed the support of the full Senate. While Senate Democrats continue to block the opportunity for bipartisan, comprehensive reform, Senate Republicans will continue to press forward with courage, vision and action to solve the problems facing the Social Security system.
"I am disappointed that some of my colleagues did not recognize the importance of providing our nation’s seniors with the peace of mind they deserve by giving them a written guarantee for their Social Security benefits," said Senator Santorum. "This legislation is far too important to our nation's seniors to be derailed by partisan politics."
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Senator Santorum's legislation would require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a written guarantee of a monthly benefit, along with a guaranteed annual cost-of-living increase, to each Social Security recipient born before 1950.
"By blocking reform today, Democrats have shown they want to continue the raid on Social Security," said Senator DeMint. "Apparently, Democrats can't stop using Social Security like a secret slush fund to pay for other programs. Republicans and the President believe it’s time to stop the raid and start saving Social Security funds for America's workers. This plan would restore integrity to the program and restore trust with the American. Today is not the end, it is the beginning of a debate on the first step toward saving Social Security."
Senator DeMint's Stop the Raid on Social Security Act would protect the Social Security surplus by creating personal savings accounts that workers would own and that would be fully inheritable.
Posted by Chris Schrimpf
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http://weblog.secureourfuture.org/mt-tb.cgi/199
SS Equity Funds EQUAL Big Government Corruption!
S4 Sucks and Gives Change!
Posted by Noid on November 16th 09:47:04 PM
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