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Bill Clinton’s policy on social security

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Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

  Bill Clinton voterbaseNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

Bill Clinton’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 11hrs ago

Bill Clinton voters

Answer: No, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 171 voters that voted for Bill Clinton in the 1996 Presidential election.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: No

Importance: Least Important

Reference: “ In recent years, Democrats have beaten back Republican plans to privatize Social Security — plans that would have exposed the r...” ‐democrats.org

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Strongly agree

No, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead

Clinton supported measures to strengthen Social Security, which could include eliminating the income cap on taxable earnings. He also advocated for fiscal responsibility, which could include stopping the spending of current funds on other programs. Therefore, he would likely agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

Clinton's policies often focused on protecting the most vulnerable, including low income seniors. Therefore, he would likely agree with this statement that raising the retirement age could disadvantage these individuals. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Clinton's administration aimed to strengthen Social Security without changing the retirement age. However, he did not strongly advocate against raising the retirement age, so he might not strongly agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, and eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings

While Clinton might agree with eliminating the income cap on taxable earnings, he did not advocate for raising the retirement age. Therefore, he might not agree with this combined statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, people are now living longer than when the program was created

While it's true that people are living longer, Clinton's administration did not advocate for raising the retirement age as a solution to this demographic shift. Therefore, he might not agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

While Bill Clinton did not explicitly oppose raising the retirement age, his administration focused more on strengthening Social Security without changing the retirement age. Therefore, he might not strongly agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead

Clinton did not support privatizing Social Security. He believed in strengthening the existing system, not replacing it with a private one. Therefore, he would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,828 voters that identify as Democratic.

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