Rep. Paul Ryan: No Friend to Social Security


Champion of Plan to Privatize Social Security
to Give State of the Union Rebuttal

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Republican leaders chose Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) to give a rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address. As chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan is in a powerful position to determine Social Security’s fate.

In his “Roadmap for America’s Future,” Ryan has a radical proposal to privatize Social Security, drastically cut benefits, and raise the retirement age.   

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Rep. Ryan's Roadmap
Social Security Goal
 Ryan's Plan

Do not privatize Social Security
  • Allows workers age 55 or younger to invest a large portion of their Social Security taxes in the stock market.
  • Diverts $1 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund, where benefits are guaranteed, to the casino of Wall Street.
  • Puts the government on the hook for stock market losses.

Do not cut benefits
  • Cuts benefits by 40% for middle-income workers making about $43,000.
  • Cuts benefits by 50% for middle-income workers making about $70,000.
  • Cuts benefits even more for higher-income workers.

[Estimates from the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities]

Do not raise the retirement age
  • Raises the normal retirement age to 68 by 2027, and increases it every two years so it will reach 70 later this century.
  • Raising the retirement age to 70 is about a 20% benefit cut.

 

 

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