Social Security Political positions of Jeb Bush

asked former president george w. bush s efforts privatize social security, bush said: have made sense then, re way beyond that. bush has instead proposed various other cuts program.

bush favors raising retirement age (i.e., age collecting social security retirement benefits) 65 68 or 70. position attracted scrutinity given fact retirement age 66, not 65 bush stated, , under current law, full benefits must delayed 67. bush has called raising retirement age gradually, on long period of time people entering system. , think need in relatively short order. bush has proposed raising retirement age social security current target age of 67 1 month every year, starting in 2015, 2022, workers have 70 claim full benefits, or 65 benefits.

bush has proposed means-testing social security (i.e., reducing benefits higher-income seniors). proposed eliminating provision reduces social security benefits seniors work , make more $15,720 year, , eliminating 6.2% payroll tax on seniors work beyond retirement age.