Withdrawn / Edwards on Social Security
Words: Edwards supports raising or even eliminating the $90,00 cap on Social Security contributions. He opposes raising the retirement age and advocates keeping the stock market out of Social Security: “I oppose diverting payroll taxes to private accounts but support offering matching accounts to workers on top of Social Security.”
Actions: Edwards voted AGAINST a Social Security lockbox and limiting the national debt (1999) and AGAINST using the Social Security surplus to fund tax reductions (1999). The ARA has given him a rating of 100%.
