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Among GOP Presidential Candidates, Not a Single Friend of Social Security
In their own words: Jobs Not Cuts.

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Attacks on Social Security, Medicare borrow a strategy from Lenin

Michael Hiltzik - LA Times 01/18

For three decades, conservatives' proposals for dramatic changes to the programs have reflected a divide-and-conquer strategy inspired by the Leninist movement.

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Time Is on Our Side: The Survival of Social Security

Dean Baker - The Huffington Post 01/18

As we approach budget time we can look forward to another burst of hand wringing by the Washington elites, who will once again tell us about the need to cut Social Security and Medicare. News stories and opinion columns will be filled with solemn pronouncements about how these programs must be curtailed before they drive the nation to bankruptcy.

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Nailing Down the Candidates on Social Security, Medicare

Sandy Johnson - AARP Blog 01/18

Where do the Republican candidates stand on Social Security and Medicare? The answer is important, because the next president — Democrat or Republican — will inherit the call for changes in those programs to whittle federal spending.

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Bonamici, Cornilles tangle over Social Security, immigration and other hot-button issues

Jeff Mapes - The Oregonian 01/18

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Principles

We stand together in support of Social Security, a promise made to Americans of all generations. Social Security represents the best of American values – reward for hard work, honoring our parents and caring for our neighbors.