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Yesterday marked 87 years of Social Security. As we approach the November elections, here is a reminder that while Democrats fight to protect people’s earned benefits, Sandy Smith wants to rip them away.
Sandy Smith is an opponent of protecting Social Security. More than 1.5 million retired workers in North Carolina rely on the Social Security payments they’ve paid into their entire lives. But Smith supports privatizing Social Security, risking American seniors’ guaranteed retirement benefits on the stock market.
Smith’s Republican Party would also put Social Security in jeopardy:
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Sen. Rick Scott has pitched and garnered support for his plan that would raise taxes on millions of Americans and sunset away essential programs like Social Security and Medicare within 5 years.
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The Republican Study Committee – which represents nearly 75% of the House Republican Conference – has a plan that would raise the Social Security eligibility age, delaying when seniors can access their hard-earned benefits.
A vote for Sandy Smith is a vote against protecting Social Security.
DCCC spokesperson Monica Robinson:
“North Carolinians work long and hard to access their earned benefits, but that doesn’t seem to mean anything to Republicans like Sandy Smith who are planning to rip Social Security away. Smith cannot be trusted with people’s hard earned benefits.”
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