Posted by
txag007 on Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:49:11 PM
It’s an American tradition.
Every four years in this country, we elect a president. Just the same, every four years, Democrats vow Republicans will raise the retirement age or cut Social Security benefits.
Senator Kerry did it in 2004.
Vice-President Gore did it in 2000.
And yes, Senator Obama has done it in 2008.
“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.”
But that’s not what Mr. Obama said a year ago. Appearing on This Week on ABC on May 14, 2007, the Senator said “everything should be on the table” regarding a Social Security solution. Asked specifically about raising the retirement age, Mr. Obama again responded that “everything should be on the table”. Furthermore, Mr. Obama said, “I think we should approach it the same way Tip O'Neill and Ronald Reagan did back in 1983. They came together.”
They came together, yes, but 1983 was also the last time that the retirement age was raised and the last time Social Security benefits were cut.
In this campaign, and contrary to Mr. Obama’s statements, Senator McCain has not proposed raising the retirement age or cutting Social Security benefits On the other hand, Senator Obama has.
Who should seniors fear more?