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Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policy on social security

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Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

  ChatGPTNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

Dwight D. Eisenhower’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “The battle over Social Security's future came back to the forefront Wednesday as top Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee ...” ‐politico.com

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Agree

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

Eisenhower was a moderate Republican who believed in a balanced approach to social programs. He likely would have been concerned about the impact of raising the retirement age on low income seniors. 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

Eisenhower was a supporter of Social Security and worked to expand it during his presidency. There's no evidence to suggest he would have supported raising the retirement age.

Slightly agree

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

Eisenhower was a fiscal conservative who believed in balanced budgets. He may have been open to the idea of eliminating the income cap on taxable earnings and stopping spending current funds on other programs. 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 Eisenhower may have been open to the idea of eliminating the income cap on taxable earnings, there's no evidence to suggest he would have supported raising the retirement age for Social Security. 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 now than when Social Security was created, there's no evidence to suggest that Eisenhower would have supported raising the retirement age on this basis.

Disagree

Yes

While Eisenhower was a fiscal conservative, there's no evidence to suggest he would have supported raising the retirement age for Social Security. He did, however, support the program and worked to expand it during his presidency. 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

Eisenhower was not in favor of privatizing Social Security. He believed in the program and worked to expand it during his presidency. 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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Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,321 voters that identify as Republican.

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