State of Nevada Archives: on Social Security

Jacky Rosen: Don't privatize Social Security or VA

Dean Heller (R): Position unclear.

Jacky Rosen (D): Opposes both.

Jacky Rosen: Oppose extreme proposals like privatization or vouchers

Ruben Kihuen: Fight any attempt to privatize or voucherize

In Congress, I will:
• Fight any attempt to privatize, voucherize, reduce benefits or otherwise undermine Social Security or Medicare.
• Scrap the payroll tax cap to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share for Social Security. The wealthiest Americans stop paying taxes for Social Security on January 2nd, that's just wrong.
• Expand Social Security benefits to give our seniors the dignified retirement they deserve.

Harry Reid: What would have happened if Trust Fund were in stock market?

But Reid wouldn't let her off the hook: "Now she talks about, and has for years talked about, getting rid of Social Security. For years. Look what would have happened had we put this money in the stock market as was suggested by President Bush. This is an extreme idea, and it will destroy Social Security."

Sharron Angle: Personalize Social Security; not privatize

But Reid wouldn't let her off the hook: "Now she talks about, and has for years talked about, getting rid of Social Security. For years. Look what would have happened had we put this money in the stock market as was suggested by President Bush. This is an extreme idea, and it will destroy Social Security."

Tom Vilsack: If US gov’t were a business, balance sheet looks mismanaged

A: Let’s be up front about the magnitude of the problem. If the US government were a corporation and they had to report to the shareholders, and they had to list the unfunded liability of Social Security and Medicare, can you imagine what that would look like on the balance sheet? Well, I’ll tell you, the most conservative number is $39 trillion. This has been mismanaged for an extended period of time.

Tom Vilsack: Index by prices instead of wages, to maintain stability

A: First and foremost, you’re going to have to take a look at the way in which Social Security is indexed. Currently, it’s indexed based on wages and price. We can index it on price and still maintain the stability of Social Security and maintain the purchasing power of Social Security without necessarily jeopardizing the future of Social Security.

John Ensign: Supports privatizing Social Security