Social Security

John McCain's Record

When President Bush went on his Bamboozlepalooza tour to privative Social Security, the American people strongly rejected the risky scheme. His fellow Republicans paid a hefty price at the polls for their support of privatization and significant benefit cuts.

It seems the motto of the Republican candidates this year is "Four More Years," as they attempt to bring back privatization and benefit cuts to those who want no part of it. And while seniors are against the idea by huge margins, that won't stop the Republican candidates from implementing the private accounts.

#82: Privatizing Social Security

August 14, 2008 - 82. Bush and McCain Support the Same Risky Proposal to Privatize Social Security.
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DNC Releases New Web Ad Highlighting the Threat John McCain Poses to Social Security

August 14, 2008 - On the 73rd Anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act--creating a landmark program that has saved millions of Americans from poverty--the Democratic National Committee today released a new web video called "Roosevelt" that highlights the threat John McCain's radical, out of touch agenda poses to the retirement security of millions of Americans. The ad features President Roosevelt's grandson, James Roosevelt Jr., telling John McCain to "keep your hands off our Social Security."
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McCain Attack Ad Debunked

August 11, 2008 - Brian Deese, an economic adviser to Senator Barack Obama, debunks one of John McCain's numerous negative attack ads filled with distortions. Deese takes viewers through a typical McCain attack ad on taxes and lays out all the facts on the...
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While He's Focused on Britney and Paris, Can John McCain Answer One Simple Question

July 30, 2008 - This week, John McCain and his campaign have been all over the map on a very straightforward question: would he or wouldn't he consider raising Social Security payroll taxes. After adamantly making a blanket "no new taxes" pledge during the primaries and on the campaign trail, McCain switched his position when he refused to rule it out on ABC's "This Week," instead saying all options would be on the table. McCain's campaign has been scrambling all week, giving shifting and conflicting accounts about what Senator McCain plans to do.
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Dean: John McCain Wants to Privatize Social Security

June 13, 2008 - During a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, John McCain told the voters, "I am not for privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be." But as a new video released by the Democratic National Committee shows, Senator McCain clearly does support privatizing Social Security. In 2004, Senator McCain said "without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits." In 2005 Senator McCain hit the road with President Bush to help promote the President's failed effort to promote private accounts. In fact, as recently as March 2008, McCain told the Wall Street Journal he still supports President Bush's plan and is "totally in favor of personal savings accounts."
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