"NJ Senate frontrunner Cory Booker says he opposes cuts to Social Security -

[rhett o rick]

– including raising the retirement age"

http://boldprogressives.org/2013/08/nj-senate-frontrunner-cory-booker-says-he-opposes-cuts-to-social-security-including-raising-the-retirement-age/

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, widely considered to be the frontrunner in the race to fill Frank Lautenberg’s Senate seat in New Jersey, said today that he is opposed to cutting Social Security benefits, including raising the retirement age.

Following the press conference, Booker responded to a tweet from Jason Comstock, who asked, “Do you support cuts or other changes to Social Security or Medicare?” Booker replied, “No. None & if anything expand Social Security.”

We must get our candidates to commit to saving Social Security and Medicare.

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[gopiscrap]

1. God let's hope so, otherwise he's not a real Democrat.

[rhett o rick]

7. So noted. nm

[newfie11]

2. Hope he doesn't change his mind once elected. Nt

[TDale313]

3. Follow up question:

"Do you consider changing to a Chained CPI to figure SS a cut?" or perhaps "What do you consider a cut?"

[rhett o rick]

5. Good point. Try to fight the rhetoric. Ask tough follow-up questions. nm

[MannyGoldstein]

4. CandidateObama said the same thing. nt

[rhett o rick]

6. Granted, but our only choice is to make them promise and the try to hold them

to it. Even over the objections of the authoritarians among us.