AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR MASSACHUSETTS SENIORS
Massachusetts seniors should be concerned about Gabriel Gomez’s views on Social Security.
Gomez is for raising the retirement age.
“I think you can think about increasing the retirement age.”
And Gabriel Gomez supports a plan that cuts benefits for seniors.
The AARP says the plan would cut seniors’ benefits by $127 billion dollars over the next 10 years.
Massachusetts seniors can’t trust Gabriel Gomez.
Background
Gomez Supported Means Testing And Raising The Retirement Age For Social Security. “Democratic Senate candidate Stephen Lynch said Tuesday that he would support raising the wage cap on Social Security, so people would pay the Social Security tax on a larger portion of their income. Winslow and Sullivan said they disagreed with raising the wage cap, while Gomez did not commit. All three Republicans said they would consider raising the retirement age, though not for those currently close to retirement. Winslow and Gomez said they would consider means testing, so seniors earning more money would get fewer benefits, while Sullivan would look at new ways of indexing benefits. ‘We don’t have a lack of ideas, we have a lack of courage to even think about talking about these issues,’ Gomez said.” [Springfield Republican, 3/12/13]
Gomez: “I think you can think about increasing the retirement age.” [Stonehill College Candidate Forum, 3/12/13]
Gomez Supported Chained CPI To Cut Social Security Benefits. “Asked about a provision in Obama’s budget that would change the formula used to calculate Social Security benefits in a way that would lower benefits, only Gomez said he agreed with the change to using the ‘chained Consumer Price Index.’ Gomez also wants to means test Medicare and raise the retirement age.” [Springfield Republican, 4/10/13]
AARP: Chained CPI Would Cut Benefits By $127 Billion Over 10 Years. “The chained CPI would modify the way the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security is calculated, cutting benefits by $127 billion dollars over the next 10 years alone. That comes out to over $2000 in lost benefits for the average senior.” [AARP, 4/11/13]