Duane Sand in 2012 North Dakota Senate Debates

On Budget & Economy: Wouldn't have voted to raise the debt ceiling

Sand said a major difference between himself and Berg is that he wouldn't have voted to raise the debt ceiling. "I'm not a go-along-to-get-along politician," Sand said. "I'm not going to cave in to poor decisions by Republican leadership in Washington." Source: Bismarck Tribune on 2012 N.D. Senate debate May 20, 2012

On Energy & Oil: Build 20 nuclear power plants in 20 years

Sand said he's released a proposal on changing Social Security. He's also unveiled a plan that calls for building 20 nuclear power plants in 20 years as part of a national comprehensive energy policy. Source: Bismarck Tribune on 2012 N.D. Senate debate May 20, 2012

On Social Security: Raise retirement age; raise cap; apply means-testing

Sand rolled out a plan for fixing Social Security, saying bold ideas are needed to fix America's problems. "This isn't a 5-year fix. This isn't a 10-year fix. This is a 100-year fix," Sand said during a press conference. His plan has four primary points.

Reduce the combined employer-employee tax rate from 12.4% to 7.6%.
Establish a retirement age of 70 for everyone born after 2024.
Eliminate the current contribution cap, or the cap at which annual income is taxed for Social Security. The cap in 2011 was $106,800.
Apply means testing to Social Security benefits based on retirement income needs, which he said would allow the program to cease being an entitlement regardless of income and act as a "true safety-net program."

By enacting those reforms, Sand said, more people would be paying into the program for longer so everyone would have adequate Social Security funds to draw from to supplement their retirement. Source: Bismarck Tribune on 2012 N.D. Senate debate Jan 26, 2012

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