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Voters Reject Republican Proposals to Cut Social Security for Americans Under 50 [1]
['Timothy Bresnahan']
Date: 2023-08-01
By Abby Springs
Last month on Fox News, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked about his plan to protect the viability of Social Security. In response, DeSantis said he would not touch Social Security benefits for current seniors, but “talking about making changes for people in their 30s and their 40s so the program’s viable — that’s a much different thing, and something I think there’s going to need to be discussion on.”
This year, DeSantis, former vice president Mike Pence, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have all proposed changes to Social Security for younger Americans in their campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination. However, new polling from Data for Progress finds that these proposals are extremely unpopular with voters across party lines. We find that 82% of voters oppose cutting future Social Security benefits for Americans under 50, including 84% of Democrats, 80% of Independents, and 83% of Republicans.
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