Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Social Security?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - whose state is a top destination for older Americans - argued that retirees often depend on Social Security to make ends meet, particularly in the current era of still-high inflation.
55% : Barron's senior writer Al Root, reporter Carleton English and deputy editor Ben Levisohn discuss Social Security and the potential for revenue to be boosted by increasing taxes on earners above $400,000.
55% : "I don't know if Warren Buffett is collecting Social Security," he said.
54% : Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back against the notion that the age to collect Social Security benefits should be increased.
52% : But he suggested that his plan to reduce spending by cutting or eliminating federal agencies would help to keep Social Security solvent.
52% : "Retirees can start drawing Social Security at 62, although they do not receive full benefits until they are 67.
50% : The presidential hopefuls were fiercely divided over whether to raise the retirement age for Social Security recipients in order to preserve the retirement income program.
49% : "Christie also suggested there should be some sort of income test that determines who receives Social Security, arguing that ultra-wealthy Americans should not collect those retirement benefits.
48% : Instead, he said the U.S. needs to "grow our economy and cut our spending" by reducing taxes and creating new jobs - not by "picking on seniors who have paid into a program, who deserve their money coming back into them.""Let me just say, to my mama and to every other mama or grandfather receiving Social Security, as president of the United States, I will protect your Social Security," he added.
47% : "CREDIT CARD DEBT RISING IN DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR THE ECONOMYHe also pointed to the falling U.S. life expectancy and suggested that it would be counterintuitive to raise the age limit for collecting Social Security when Americans are increasingly dying at younger ages.
44% : During the debate in Miami, Vivek Ramaswamy - the "anti-woke" businessman - did not say whether he supports raising the retirement age for Social Security recipients.
30% : HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS ARE SURGING AS HIGH INFLATION SQUEEZES AMERICANSThe future of the program has emerged as a contentious issue between Republicans and Democrats after President Biden accused GOP lawmakers of wanting to slash funding for Medicare and Social Security during his State of the Union Address this year.
30% : "Social Security will go bankrupt in 10 years; Medicare will go bankrupt in eight.

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