Mike Huckabee: Americans don’t want Social Security reform

The Washington Times ^ | May 10, 2015 | S.A. Miller

[jwalsh07]

It is not a matter of want. Social Security and Medicare are nearing the precipice because 93 million Americans who can work don’t. It is unsustainable.

[SaraJohnson]

I want anyone who is not retired off social security...anyone who did not pay their whole working life into the “fund” - OFF.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What will happen is that they will be the only people to be kicked off.

Illegal immigrants uber alles.

[SunkenCiv]

Tax Hikeabee ping.

[donna]

Sold any pardons lately, Huckleberry?

What proof do you have of this? Link?

[donna]

Some voters want Gov Huckabee because he was able to beat the Clintons before.

[shortstop]

How come we’re always hearing how we are running out of money to pay Social Security benefits, but we never hear of how we are running out of money to make monthly payments to all the”Gibmedats”?

[trebb]

Mr. Huckabee said he would back some reforms to keep the program solvent, but he wouldn’t want to change the benefits or terms for anyone older than 14.

I agree that some grandfathering would need to be done, but using 14 as a standard is nuts. Lacking data/time/initiative to figure it all out 'scientifically, I would think that anyone under 35 stops making the payments and is told to figure it out and those between 35 and retirement age are given the opportunity to get out if they wish, with at least some cash incentives to try to make up for what they already have invested.