Claim: Prior to the GOP debate in Florida, Republicans and Democrats alike floated false statements on Social Security. The Florida Democratic Party incorrectly says in a web ad that Mitt Romney "would privatize" Social Security, while Romney wrongly claims in a campaign flier that Rick Perry "wants to end Social Security." It's true that Romney has expressed support for allowing younger workers to voluntarily invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private retirement accounts.
Fact-check: Social Security Silliness - FactCheck.org
Verdict: prior to the gop debate in florida, republicans and democrats alike floated false statements on social security. the florida democratic party incorrectly says in a web ad that mitt romney "would privatize" social security, while romney wrongly claims in a campaign flier that rick perry "wants to end social security." it's true that romney has expressed support for allowing younger workers to voluntarily invest a portion of their social security taxes in private retirement accounts.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-09-12T22:34:31