Andy Levin on Social Security

	Andy Levin on Social Security

Make wealthy pay more to protect Social Security

Social Security is one of the greatest achievements of the Democratic Party. We owe it to today's seniors and to future generations to protect this vital program. Republicans try to scare people into thinking Social Security can't be fixed, because they want to privatize it. But we can make modest tweaks to ensure the solvency of this program for decades and decades to come, including raising the wage cap to ensure the wealthiest Americans are paying their fair share. Source: 2018 campaign website AndyLevinForCongress.com MI-9 election , Apr 4, 2019

Fight efforts at Social Security privatization

Throughout the summer and fall, we are going to take a look at the best candidates for working people. Today, we feature Michigan congressional candidate Andy Levin. Here are some of the key reasons why Levin is one of the best candidates for working people in 2018:

He will fight Republican attempts to undermine and privatize Social Security.

Levin will work to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau so it can continue to protect families that are treated poorly by banks, payday lenders, check cashing stores and others.

He wants to ensure access to affordable health care for all Americans by passing Medicare for All and taking on the high cost of prescription drugs.

Levin advocates for universal public education under local control with well-compensated teachers.

He wants to create a comprehensive, long-term program to invest in roads, bridges, sewers, mass transit and other infrastructure. Source: 2018 AFL-CIO press release on Congressional MI-9 election , Sep 28, 2018

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