Nikki Haley Proposes , Raising Retirement Age.
CNN reports that the GOP presidential candidate wants to change the retirement age for Americans who are presently in their 20s.
She also wants to restrict Social Security and Medicare benefits for Americans who are wealthy.
What you would do is, for those in their 20s coming into the system, we would change the retirement age so that it matches life expectancy, Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate, via statement.
It’s the new ones coming in. It’s those in their 20s that are coming in. You’re coming to them and you’re saying, the game has changed. We’re going to do this completely differently, Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate, via statement.
Haley did not provide a specific
retirement age when asked about her views.
The thing is you don’t have to touch it for seniors and anybody near retirement. You’re talking about the new generation,
like my kids coming up, Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate, via statement.
While speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Donald Trump touched
on the issues Haley is pushing.
Without naming names, he said that some GOP party members “want to raise the minimum age of
Social Security to 70, 75 or even 80 in some cases.”.
He also claimed that they “are out to cut Medicare
to a level that it will no longer be recognizable.”.
CNN reports that Haley went on to criticize President
Joe Biden's new proposal to increase taxes on households making over $400,000 a year in order to fund Medicare.
CNN reports that Haley went on to criticize President
Joe Biden's new proposal to increase taxes on households making over $400,000 a year in order to fund Medicare.
Joe Biden now is basically saying
the only way to deal with entitlements is to raise taxes. He doesn’t care that
it runs out in five or 10 years,
he’s not going to be there anymore, Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate, via statement
