Paul: Social Security age may need to be raised

[cal04]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101003/ap_on_el_se/us_kentucky_senate_3

U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul said Sunday the age of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare may need to be raised for future recipients.

But Paul, speaking during the first televised debate of the general election season with Democratic opponent Jack Conway, said he doesn't want to change those benefits for older people already receiving them. The debate was aired on FOX News.

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Paul and Republican leaders have tried to paint Conway as a clone of the Obama administration. Conway said Sunday that he would have supported "some" of President Barack Obama's initiatives, including the health care reforms. He said he would have voted against bailouts.

"There was not enough accountability in them," he said. "We had people getting bonuses after getting the bailouts."


this site has live blogging, I think it's over where they're blogging from but you can read the comments about the debate
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101003/NEWS01/101001006/-1/rss

[sonomak]

1. Is Social Security our biggest problem today?

[TexasObserver]

3. No, but Republicans out to gut Social Security are.

[Raschel]

5. Yes, because it's for us (serfs).

[WinkyDink]

8. No. Google.

[RC]

2. No need to do anything for those already receiving S/S

We'll be dieing off in the next 10 to 20 years or so any way. Just destroy it for the next up in line so they don't have anything, is all that is necessary.

If they did really try to reduce S/S for those of us those of us that are already getting it, the up swelling would be fearful to behold. Much like when bu$h the lesser tried to trashed Social Security in the stock market.

[Nictuku]

9. I'm 49 and I'm pissed.

I didn't work all my life only to have the golden carrot jerked out from under me as I'm in the final stretch. Grrrr!

[msongs]

4. our welfare military needs to be chopped way back nt

[treestar]

6. I thought he was a Libertarian who did not believe in social programs

at all. amazing.

[Historic NY]

7. 80 sounds like a round number to pukes.

[AtomicKitten]

10. According to the data sent to me by SS, my maximum benefit is already at age 70. nt