2024 NC Governor's race: on Social Security

Mark Walker: Have to have courage to go after mandatory entitlements

When Mark Walker was first elected to the US House in 2014, one of his main issues was getting federal spending under control. "Republicans like to talk about fiscal responsibility but, lately, it doesn't seem like we're actually living out those actions." There are real-world ramifications to that for most Americans, Walker says. "Fifty years ago, our mandatory spending was about 20, 25%. Discretionary was 70 to 80%. Fast forward 50 years to 2022, and it's inverted. Now, what's the problem with that? Well, mandatory is made up of two things: paying interest on the national debt and paying out entitlements. Everything else that we do that's important--infrastructure, education, military and defense--is now being compressed every year, shrinking. Until we're willing to go after the mandatory side have the courage to do so in the United States House, the United States Senate, we're not going to bend this bell curve and Social Security's not going to be solvent in 8 years." Source: FOX8 Spotlight on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Apr 22, 2022

Dale Folwell: Pension plan was rated a top-five highest funded plan

North Carolina Governor candidate Dale Folwell
Hometown: Winston-Salem
Current profession: Serving in his second term as state treasurer
Previous experience: Folwell served as the state treasurer for two terms. He served four terms in the House of Representatives for the 74th district (one term as the Speaker Pro Tempore). He has also served as a member of Winston-Salem's Board of Education and as assistant secretary of commerce
Notable endorsements: The political action committee that represents the State Employees Association of North Carolina, which advocates for working families.
Accomplishments: His pension plan was rated a top-five highest funded plan in the country. He also maintained North Carolina's AAA bond rating, the highest rating possible. His team won the Sunshine Award in 2022, an award that recognizes an office's fulfillment of public records requests denoting transparency with the public.

Source: Wilmington StarNews on 2024 North Carolina Governor race Mar 1, 2024

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*Candidates and political leaders on Social Security:*
*Candidates for President & Vice-President:* V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA) Chase Oliver(L-GA) Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA) Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL) Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH) Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN) Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)	*2024 presidential primary contenders:* Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE) N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R) N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R) Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R) S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R) Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R) Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN) U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN) Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH) S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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