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Nick Carter on Social Security
Democratic Senate Challenger
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Notch babies were a mistake; support Notch Reform
Q: Notch babies are those individuals who receive lower Social Security benefits because they were born in the years 1917 and immediately thereafter. Do you support Notch Reform?
A: Yes. If mistakes have been made that are causing an inequitable result in the distribution of Social Security benefits then we need to address that immediately.
Source: Senior Citizens League Guide to the 2008 US Senate Campaigns
Oct 10, 2008
Base the Social Security COLA on the CPI-W
Q: We strongly believe that the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that seniors are currently receiving does not accurately reflect how they must spend their money. Do you support COLA Fairness, based on the consumer price index
(CPI) for seniors?A: Yes. The COLA should reflect the demographic it is meant to serve. It makes little sense to base the Social Security COLA on the CPI-W.
Source: Senior Citizens League Guide to the 2008 US Senate Campaigns
Oct 10, 2008
Ensure attempts to privatize Social Security are thwarted
Q: Do you support Social Security Reform or Privatization?A: The single greatest action we can take for comprehensive Social Security Reform is to ensure that attempts to privatize Social Security are thwarted. Social Security is a contract between
the government and its citizens. Handing our most vital social safety net program over to private interests who seek to profit from it is a mistake. We can and will ensure the solvency of Social Security without privatization.
Source: Senior Citizens League Guide to the 2008 US Senate Campaigns
Oct 10, 2008
Don't gamble by privatizing social security
Q: Do you support the statement, "Privatize social security"?A:
Do not support. We should not gamble with the most successful social program in history.
Source: Email interview on 2008 Senate race with OnTheIssues.org
Sep 11, 2008
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