State of Michigan Archives: on Social Security

Marcia Squier: Protect against any legislation dismantles future benefits

A: As Senator, I would vote for all legislation that protects it and against any legislation that seeks to dismantle it.

Gary Peters: Oppose raising retirement age & privatizing Social Security

John James: Stop any attempt to underfund the Social Security trust fund

Gretchen Whitmer: Get rid of the state's Retirement Tax

Supporting options for independence at home, which should be a reality for more seniors who deserve financial and medical peace of mind. I will stand up to attacks on senior care, and will fight to improve coordinated medical benefits so that seniors can receive the healthcare they need in the comfort of their own homes for as long as they wish.

John James: Returning lifelong investment to seniors is moral obligation

Our debt is a national security threat. We must rein in spending! I would support a balanced budget amendment and will work to cut waste and consolidate or eliminate entire departments in the federal bureaucracy.

Marcia Squier: Strongly opposes privatizing Social Security

A: Strongly oppose

Brenda Lawrence: Protect social security, Medicare and Medicaid programs

Brenda Lawrence: We need to focus our efforts on community initiatives that will allow our aging population to age in place. Too often, the lack of reliable transportation or minor physical challenges cause are seniors to have to leave their homes. We must find a way to deliver these services safely and affordably to our seniors so they can stay in their home. We must protect social security, Medicare and Medicaid programs that aid seniors.

Marcia Squier (Green Party): Congress should move to include eldercare services in universal health care, from cradle to grave, with income-based deductibles for care & prescriptions. In addition, with publicly funded college education and elimination of ALL current student debt, we will be able to provide even more qualified professionals in this critical field.

Marcia Squier: Including eldercare services in universal health care

Marcia Squier: Our country does face critical shortages in eldercare services. I believe that Congress should move to include these services in universal health care, from cradle to grave, with income-based deductibles for care and prescriptions. In addition, with publicly funded education from preschool to PhD and elimination of ALL current student debt, we will be able to provide even more qualified professionals in this critical field.

Rep. Brenda Lawrence (Dem.): We need to focus our efforts on community initiatives that will allow our aging population to age in place. We must protect social security, Medicare and Medicaid programs that aid seniors.

Gary Peters: One of the most successful programs in our history

That's why, every time the Republican House Majority attempted to cut Medicare and end the guaranteed benefit for our seniors, Gary fought back. Gary will not back down and force Michigan seniors to pay thousands more for their health care.

Social Security is one of the most successful programs in our history and has helped thousands of Michigan seniors stay out of poverty in their retirement and live with dignity. Gary has stood firmly against those who want to end the Social Security guarantee and privatize the program.

Medicare and Social Security are vital to long-term economic security and represent a sacred promise. Gary will fight for Michigan seniors and middle class families to strengthen and secure these vital programs for future generations.

Terri Lynn Land: Supports GOP platform plank for personal accounts

In September 2005, the New York Times reported that "While the Democratic platform opposes any privatization of Social Security, the Republican platform says younger workers should be given the option of "personal investment accounts as supplements to the system."

Rick Snyder: Maintain generous pension benefits for existing retirees

The new Individual Income Tax plan will provide for long-term structural stability in the budget while minimizing the impact on current senior citizens.

Fred Thompson: Benefits ok in short-term, but we’re eating our seed corn

A Looking at the short-term economic situation, it’s very good news. But if you go out a little bit, you will see that we’re not going to have Social Security and Medicare as we know it into the future. Our children and our grandchildren certainly are not. We are eating our seed corn. We are spending their money. We’re pitting one generation against the next. We’ve got to do some things better than that, even though the choices are difficult.

Fred Thompson: Index benefits to inflation instead of indexing to wages

Tom Tancredo: Private Social Security accounts needed to end deficit

But the reality is this: If you don’t do it, forget about reducing federal spending. It’s not going to happen. You better address Social Security. You better come up with a way to allow for private Social Security accounts, structurally fix both of those things, or forget the idea of ending deficit spending.

Debbie Stabenow: Led the fight to stop privatization

BOUCHARD: She voted to give Social Security to illegal immigrants. We need to fix that situation. There are men and women at home who are worried about having their benefits. Committing identity theft is fundamentally wrong. I will stop that. That’s what Michigan needs. Less partisan wrangling, less filibusters. We need results.

STABENOW: Social Security is NOT given to illegals, and I didn’t vote for it. I believe Social Security is a great Amer. success story. He supports privatization of Social Security. I was proud to lead [the fight to] stop privatization. We need to put more funds into that system. I want to keep the security in Social Security. My opponent sent me a thank you note for funding that he received as a result of my votes.

Mike Bouchard: Supports privatization of Social Security

BOUCHARD: She voted to give Social Security to illegal immigrants. We need to fix that situation. There are men and women at home who are worried about having their benefits. Committing identity theft is fundamentally wrong. I will stop that. That’s what Michigan needs. Less partisan wrangling, less filibusters. We need results.

STABENOW: Social Security is NOT given to illegals, and I didn’t vote for it. I believe Social Security is a great Amer. success story. He supports privatization of Social Security. I was proud to lead [the fight to] stop privatization. We need to put more funds into that system. I want to keep the security in Social Security. My opponent sent me a thank you note for funding that he received as a result of my votes.

Jennifer Granholm: Opposed Bush plan to privatize Social Security