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Brat, Trammell support raising retirement age to preserve Social Security
Dave Brat, the Republican candidate running for Eric Cantor’s former seat in the 7th Congressional District, and his Democratic opponent, Jack Trammell, don’t agree on much. But both propose raising the retirement age to ensure Social Security payouts for future generations Trammell said he would consider increasing the eligibility age by two years, “but that decision would need to be weighed against changes to other programs to be certain there are no gaps. There are many moving parts to these programs.” Brat has proposed increasing the age by five years, but he said this measure alone won’t solve the problem of what he called an underfunded program….Read More