Joe Baca: “our country is aging. The baby boomer generation is retiring soon. I am part of that generation, and more will be…”

“our country is aging. The baby boomer generation is retiring soon. I am part of that generation, and more will be retiring. Social Security will become a necessity for our seniors. Republicans are trying to bankrupt Social Security, so we will have no choice but to privatize, I say privatize; but privatizing forces benefit cuts, increases risks, and removes the guarantee that Social Security will be there for seniors when they need it. I believe that working families have earned a secured retirement. Without Social Security, how will our seniors pay for medication, rent, food? They are on a fixed income. Privatizing Social Security breaks a promise to working families that if you work hard and pay into the system, no matter how rich or poor, Social Security will be there for your retirement when it is necessary. Privatizing Social Security, especially for hard-working minorities, women, and working family folks will mean less savings for them. It is time that we start caring about the 95 percent of the population that do not have a trust fund, who live on a check-by-check basis, feed their families, and pay for expenses with no money to save or invest.”