SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE SAFETY NET

As members of the party responsible for Social Security and the "safety net" for those unable to provide for themselves, Massachusetts Democrats believe retired workers, their dependents, as well as survivors of deceased workers, and millions of disabled persons, deserve social security benefits.

Protecting the elderly and disabled is one of the core values of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.

We support restoration of crucial federal funding for "safety net" programs.

We oppose any effort to undermine or "privatize" Social Security.

We oppose the creation of "private accounts," some of which will substantially cut benefits.

We oppose the Republican plan to borrow trillions of dollars to cover the creation of private accounts, which would weaken Social Security by impairing the government's ability to redeem the US Treasury bonds in the Social Security Trust Fund.