A super PAC backing Donald Trump launched an ad last week attacking GovRonDeSantis on his record on entitlements, including Social Security & Medicare. But, how much of it is true? We investigated the claims.
The advertisement, released by the Trump-aligned super PAC last week, claims that DeSantis favors cutting Social Security and Medicare, based on votes he made while serving in Congress. President Trump is on the side of the American people when it comes to Social Security and Medicare. Ron DeSantis sides with DC establishment insiders. We are going to expose the key differences between President Trump and Ron DeSantis that illustrate just how unelectable… pic.twitter.
The RSC proposals in all three of those years called for changes to ensure that Social Security was put"on a path to solvency," alluding to predictions then and now that the program is estimated to become insolvent by 2033. There were three aspects to the proposals: SECOND: The RSC budgets would have gradually raised the full-retirement age over time to 70 years . Such a change wouldn't have affected people who were then retired or near retirement but would have meant fewer years of full retirement for future beneficiaries — a change the RSC justified based on greater longevity.
"This plan provides Medicare enrollees a greater menu of choices including staying with the current system, harnessing the power of competition among private insurance plans and improving the quality of care," the RSC said in its 2014 proposal. The 2014 fiscal year proposal called for the Social Security and Medicare eligibility ages to be moved up by two months per year beginning in 2024, until it reaches the age of 70. The proposal, made in 2013, also said it would not have any"impact on individuals currently 55 or older."
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