2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Social Security

Andy Martin: Allow individual investment of payroll tax

Martin indicates support of the following principles regarding Social Security.
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves.
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts managed by private firms contracted by the government.
• Invest a portion of Social Security's assets collectively in stocks and bonds instead of U.S. Treasury securities.
• Limit Social Security benefits based on recipients' other income and assets.
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress's ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program's long-term solvency is guaranteed.

Brian Bilbray: Allow investing portion of payroll tax in private accounts

Indicate which principles you support regarding Social Security.
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts managed by private firms contracted by the government.
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.

Corrogan Vaughn: Allow investing payroll tax in private accounts

Vaughn supports the following principles regarding Social Security:
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves.
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.

Mark Udall: Lock box measure for Social Security & Medicare surpluses

Scott Howell: Allow self-investing payroll tax in private accounts

Howell indicated support of the following principles on Social Security.
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves.
• Require individuals to pay the Social Security tax on incomes above $68,400 (which is currently exempt).
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress's ability to spend Social Security surpluses on any other federal programs, until long-term solvency is guaranteed.

George Allen: Supports privatizing Social Security

Allen adds, Provide workers with additional options for more personalized and better private retirement benefits.

Jim Jeffords: Raise FICA on rich; support lock-box

Jeffords supports the following principles regarding Social Security:
• Require individuals to pay the Social Security tax on incomes above $68,400 (which is currently exempt).
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.

David McReynolds: Supports raising payroll tax; plus Lockbox

McReynolds supports the following statements regarding Social Security.
• Increase the payroll tax to better finance Social Security in its current form.
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.

Alan Keyes: Supports privatization & Lock-box

Keyes supports the following principles regarding Social Security:
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves, or which are managed by private firms contracted by the government.
• Invest a portion of Social Security’s assets collectively in stocks and bonds instead of US Treasury securities
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses.

Gary Bauer: Preserve system, but allow personal investment

Harry Browne: End the government Social Security system

Howard Phillips: Keep Congress out of Social Security’s pocket

Phillips supports the following principles regarding Social Security:
• Support a lock box measure, limiting Congress’s ability to spend Social Security and Medicare surpluses on any other federal programs except Social Security and Medicare, until each program’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.
• Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves.

John Hagelin: More funds for Soc. Sec; invest in stocks; supports Lockbox

Hagelin supports the following statements regarding Social Security:
• Invest a portion of Social Security’s assets collectively in stocks and bonds
• Invest a portion of the budget surplus into the Social Security trust fund
• Require individuals to pay the Social Security tax on incomes above $68,400 (which is currently exempt).
• Support a lock box measure until Social Security and Medicare’s long-term solvency is guaranteed.