Social Security rescue plans vary among GOP presidential candidates. A majority of Florida’s Republican retirees support raising age when Social Security benefits kick in.
It’s an urgent issue seemingly on the minds of many in this retiree mecca, if not the entire state of Florida — how to fix Social Security. And voters’ proposed solutions to the tricky problem are just as varied as the stances of the Republican presidential candidates seeking their support.
Jim Minucci, 76, backs Mitt Romney and his idea to gradually raise the age of eligibility for younger workers. “If we continue to spend and take money from Social Security, I think in the long run it’s going to be hurting,” Minucci said as he walked through a town square here to meet his wife for lunch.
But Bill LeBeau argues that retirees should get more to keep up with inflation and likes Newt Gingrich’s call for creating private investment accounts for younger workers. “That would be really good,” said LeBeau, 89, as he held a cigar while sitting in a golf cart adorned with an American flag and a “God Bless America” bumper sticker.
On this recent day at least, there seemed to be little discussion here, in Florida’s largest retirement community, about former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum’s pitch even though it’s the most aggressive position of any of the Republican presidential candidates. He wants to lower benefits for wealthier retirees, raise the age to qualify for full benefits and restrict inflation increases in benefits.
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