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Mike Huckabee says Social Security imperiled by dramatic decline in wage-earners
(By – Christian Belanger, www.politifact.com)
During the Aug. 6 Republican debate, Mike Huckabee and Chris Christie engaged in one of the calmer exchanges of the evening, discussing how best to reform Social Security and Medicare. Christie laid out his position first: raising the retirement age and cutting benefits for those who maintained a steady stream of high income into their old age. Huckabee countered with his own vision of a “fair tax” on consumption, which, he memorably claimed, would apply to everyone, “including illegals, prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, all the people that are freeloading off the system now.” Read more…