Republican members of Congress are cloaking their desire to cut Social Security in dulcet tones of bipartisanship. In doing so, they are spreading damaging myths about Social Security. Here is the truth regarding the following five claims pushed by Congressional Republicans in these hearings.
56% of those who voted for Donald Trump and 55% of those who identify as Republican would be more likely to vote for a candidate who “supported expanding and increasing Social Security.”found that 80% of Republicans believe that Social Security is more important than ever; 72% of Republicans responded that they “don’t/didn’t mind paying Social Security taxes;” and 65% of Republicans agreed that “we should consider increasing Social Security benefits.
During the hearings, Rep. Drew Ferguson expressed his desire for political cover. He stated, “…someone on the left side of the aisle will stand up and say we've got to talk about Social Security. What does our side do? We basically, we basically tear them down.
In the hearings, not a single Republican offered a proposal to restore Social Security to long-term actuarial balance. Instead, they asked witnesses what they liked in aformer Representative Sam Johnson , without themselves ever taking a position on its provisions. It is noteworthy that the Johnson proposal was only introduced once. And that was in the lame duck session following the 2016 election. It was introduced with no cosponsors, and was never introduced again.
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