Jason Lewis on Social Security

	Jason Lewis on Social Security

Guarantee Social Security benefits through economic growth

Q: How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?

A: The best way to guarantee Social Security benefits is through economic growth so that payroll tax revenue continues to stream in. We also need to get a handle on other entitlement programs, such as Medicaid, which would allow more funds to be available for Social Security. Entitlement reform is something we did when I served on the Budget Committee in Congress and I look forward to continuing that effort in the Senate.

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 Minnesota Senate race , Nov 3, 2020

Protect Social Security for seniors today & future retirees

A promise made is a promise kept. We absolutely must protect Social Security for today's seniors and those nearing retirement, while ensuring the program is solvent for future generations. The Congressional Budget Office puts the 75-year imbalance in Social Security at $200 billion so if no bipartisan solution is reached, benefits for seniors will be reduced by 21% in 2034. Something we cannot afford to do, however, is raise taxes on social security recipients or payroll taxes on today's working families and citizens. Even doubling the maximum earnings subject to the FICA tax wouldn't substantially reduce the imbalance and would threaten economic growth and jobs vital to the program's solvency in the process. Likewise, means-testing benefits would also undermine support for a federal program designed to be available for all workers at retirement. We must put politics aside and enact bipartisan measures to ensure that benefits are protected for today's seniors and our future retirees. Source: 2016 Minnesota House campaign website JasonLewis2016.com , Nov 8, 2016

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