The GOP war on you: Social Security

The major media covers this campaign as though it was just about candidates. It is really about issues, For example, Paul Krugman reports:

As the right-wing activist Stephen Moore (now chief economist of the Heritage Foundation) once declared, Social Security is “the soft underbelly of the welfare state”; “jab your spear through that” and you can undermine the whole thing.... Most of the Republicans who would be president [have] nbeen declaring that the retirement age — which has already been pushed up from 65 to 66, and is scheduled to rise to 67 — should go up even further. Thus, Jeb Bush says that the retirement age should be pushed back to “68 or 70”. Scott Walker has echoed that position. Marco Rubio wants both to raise the retirement age and to cut benefits for higher-income seniors. Rand Paul wants to raise the retirement age to 70 and means-test benefits. Ted Cruz wants to revive the Bush privatization plan.

87% of the American voters want Social Security spending increased or held steady. A Republican in the White House would likely prevent that from happening. 

More on this topic:

Cruz would privatize Social Security

US Senator Mario Rubio says Social Security and Medicare made Americans less inclined to save.

Eric Cantor (R-VA) claimed that he didn't expect Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare to be around when he retires. "What we [House Republicans] have said is this: We'll protect today's seniors and those nearing retirement, but for the rest of us, all of us, who are 54 and younger, I know the programs are not going to be there for me when I retire,"

GOP leader says Social Security must go

Rick Perry when governor advocated letting states opt-out of Social Security

 Former Senator Alan Simpson calls America's seniors the "greediest generation."