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Austin Petersen’s policy on social security

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Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

  Personal answerYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead

Austin Petersen’s answer is based on the following data:

Personal answer

Answer: Yes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead

Importance: More Important

Reference: Austin Petersen is committed to transparency in politics and personally submitted this answer on April 7th, 2016

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Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “"Retirement planning is the responsibility of the individual, not the government. Libertarians would phase out the current gover...” ‐lp.org

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead

Importance: Less Important

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