Ryan Costello on Social Security

	Ryan Costello on Social Security

I oppose any effort to privatize Social Security

Social Security and Medicare are critical safety nets for millions of seniors across the country. Sadly, years of broken promises, inaction and ObamaCare cuts are jeopardizing the solvency of both programs. I oppose any effort to privatize Social Security, end Medicare, or change those programs for anyone in or near retirement; I do support efforts to strengthen the programs so that they are available to our kids and loved ones who hope to have access to the same benefits when they retire. Source: 2014 House campaign website, RyanCostelloForCongress.com , Nov 4, 2014

Opposes personal retirement accounts.

Costello opposes the F2A survey question on personal retirement accounts

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?'

Source: Faith2Action Survey 14-F2A-Q6 on Sep 30, 2014

Opposes personal retirement accounts.

Costello opposes the PVS survey question on personal retirement accounts

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?'

Source: Project VoteSmart Inferred Survey 14-PVS-q6 on Sep 30, 2014

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