Elaine Marshall on Social Security

Stand firm against risky privatization schemes

• Make sure seniors get the full benefits they deserve: Marshall will oppose attempts to cut or limit benefits to our seniors.
• Stand firm against risky privatization schemes: Privatization schemes like those pushed by George W. Bush and Richard Burr would hand-over our hard-earned savings to the very Wall Street firms that brought on this mess.
• Encourage Savings with Automatic Workplace Pensions: Marshall supports common sense solutions like `Automatic IRAs' that make it easier for Americans to save for retirement.

Opposes private retirement accounts.

The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.

The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security tax in private retirement accounts"

Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age.

Some 200 Democratic House and Senate candidates have signed on to a pledge rejecting any effort to privatize or scale back Social Security benefits or raise the retirement age. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee sponsored this pledge among Congressional candidates.