Romney backs Social Security changes in N.H. meeting

[Zenlitened]

Boston Globe:

NASHUA, N.H. — During a standing-room only town hall meeting tonight at a Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting hall, Mitt Romney dug into a wide array of policy issues, including how he would change entitlement programs like Social Security.

“The number of years that Social Security remains solvent is less than you would hope,” Romney said, adding those slated to retire soon will be fine. “… The question is, what are we going to do for those in their 20s, 30s, 40s, early 50s?”

To protect benefits of younger workers, Romney cited three options to cut Social Security costs. First, raising the retirement age, currently 67 for those born after 1960. Second, creating a “means test,” which would add need as a factor into the money retirees receive. Third, calculating payments using the consumer price index, rather than the wage index.

Raising taxes was not an option, he said.

Link:
http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/08/romney-backs-benefit-changes-meeting/pzIis8h66JfhpSlc1nvjZJ/index.html

[fascisthunter]

1. no... I think Americans need to have a real chat

this is not going to go over well.

[DJ13]

2. "Im going to screw you over in your golden years, vote for me!"

[asjr]

3. Mitt Romney aka Mr Bland, knows nothing about

being in need of money, medical help, rent, house payments, car loans, etc. He has never had to worry about those things. So why is he trying to tell us what we should do with social security. He does not know what it is. He needs to get both sides of his mouth in cync because they are always changing his mind.